Toledo War
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The Toledo War, also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or Ohio–Michigan War, was a boundary dispute between the state of Ohio and the adjoining Michigan Territory over the Toledo Strip. Control of the Ma
Former Ohio Governor and U.S. Surveyor General Edward Tiffin, who commissioned the Harris Line survey
U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who sided with Ohio in the conflict and dismissed Mason as governor
A box labeled "Toledo, Mi" that may have been used by the Michigan Militia during the Toledo War
Site of the Battle of Phillips Corners
Stevens T. Mason
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Stevens Thomson Mason was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his territory's act
Toledo War
…both sides passed legislation attempting to force the other side's capitulation. Ohio Governor Robert Lucas and Michigan's 24-year-old "Boy Governor" Stevens T. Mason both instituted criminal penalties for residents submitting to the other's authority. Both states deployed militia forces on opposite sides of the…
Thomas Mickell Burnham Stevens Thomson Mason 57.268 Detroit Institute of Arts
This 1837 Whig cartoon charges Mason with vote-buying, while promising a modest provision by the Whigs to the poor in the event of victory by Charles C. Trowbridge - mentioned in a sign near the middle of the page.
Renovated Stevens T. Mason Monument in 2011
Stevens T. Mason State Office Building in Lansing, Michigan