Years of Service: 1845-1848; 1849-1857 Party: Democrat; Democrat
Library of Congress
CASS, Lewis, (great-great-grandfather
of Cass Ballenger), a Senator from Michigan; born in Exeter, N.H., October 9,
1782; attended Exeter Academy; moved with his parents to Wilmington, Del., in
1799 and taught school there; moved to the Northwest Territory in 1801 and
settled on a farm near Zanesville, Ohio; studied law and was admitted to the bar
in 1802; member, State house of representatives 1806; United States marshal for
the district of Ohio 1807-1812, when he resigned to enlist in the Army; served
in the United States Army 1813-1814, attained the rank of brigadier general;
military and civil Governor of Michigan Territory 1813-1831; settled in Detroit;
appointed Secretary of War by President Andrew Jackson and served from 1831 to
1836, when he resigned, having been appointed to a diplomatic post; Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France 1836-1842; elected as a
Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1845, until May
29, 1848, when he resigned, having been nominated for President of the United
States; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Thirtieth Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for President on the Democratic ticket in 1848; again
elected to the United States Senate on January 20, 1849, to fill the vacancy
caused by his own resignation; was reelected, and served from March 4, 1849, to
March 3, 1857; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the
Thirty-third Congress; appointed Secretary of State by President James Buchanan
and served from 1857 until his resignation in 1860; returned to Detroit, Mich.,
and engaged in literary pursuits; died in Detroit, Mich., June 17, 1866;
interment in Elmwood Cemetery. - Biographical
Data courtesy of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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