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government in the Northwest Territory, of 

 which the State of Ohio was a part, until the 

 year 1873, is compiled from the report pre- 

 sented to the General Assembly by the Secre- 

 tary of State, the data for which were obtained 

 with much difficulty owing to the lack of offi- 

 cial records of the early part of the history of 

 the Territory and State : 



Arthur St. Clair, of Pennsylvania, was Gov- 

 ernor of the Northwest Territory, of which 

 Ohio was a part, from July 13, 1788, when the 

 first civil government was established in the 

 Territory, until about the close of the year 

 1802, when he was removed by the President. 



Charles W. Byrd, of Hamilton County, was 

 Secretary of the Territory under Governor St. 

 Clair, and was acting Governor of the Terri- 

 tory until March 3, 1803. 



Edward Tiffin, of Ross County, was Govern- 

 or of the State from March 3, 1803, to March 

 4, 1807, when he resigned to accept the office 

 of United States Senator. 



Thomas Kirker, became acting Governor on 

 Tiffin's reignation, by virtue of his office as 

 Speaker of the Senate. Return Jonathan 

 Meigs was elected Governor on the second 

 Tuesday of October, 1806, over Nathaniel 

 Massie, who contested the election of Meigs on 

 the ground that " he had not been a resident 

 of this State for four years next preceding the 

 election, as required by the constitution," and 

 the General Assembly, in joint convention, de- 

 cided that he was not eligible. The office was 

 not given to Massie, nor does it appear, from 

 the records, that he claimed it, but Thomas 

 Kirker, acting Governor, continued to dis- 

 charge the duties of the office until December 

 12, 1808, when Samuel Huntington was inau- 

 gurated, lie having been elected on the second 

 Tuesday of October in that year. 



Samuel Huntington, of Trumbnll County, 

 was Governor from December 12, 1808, to 

 December 8, 1810. 



Return Jonathan Meigs, of Washington 

 County, was Governor from December 8, 1810, 

 to March 25, 1814, when he resigned to accept 

 the office of Postmaster-General of the United 

 States. 



Othniel Looker, of Hamilton County, who 

 was Speaker of the Senate, became acting 

 Governor April 14, 1814, and served until 

 December 8, 1814. 



Thomas Worthington, of Ross County, was 

 Governor from December 8, 1814, to Decem- 

 ber 14, 1818. 



Ethan Allen Brown, of Hamilton County, 

 was Governor from December 14, 1818, to 

 January 4, 1822, when he resigned to accept 

 the office of United States Senator. 



Allen Trimble, of Highland County, became 

 acting Governor as Speaker of the Senate, 

 January 7, 1822, and served until December 

 28, 1822. 



Jeremiah Morrow, of Warren County, was 

 Governor from December 28, 1822, to Decem- 

 ber 19, 1826. 



Allen Trimble, of Highland County, was 

 Governor from December 19, 1826, to Decem- 

 ber 18, 1830. 



Duncan McArthnr, of Ross County, was 

 Governor from December 18, 1830, to Decem- 

 ber?, 1832. 



Robert Lucas, of Pike County, was Governor 

 from December 7, 1832, to December 13, 1836. 



Joseph Vance, of Champaign County, was 

 Governor from December 13, 1836, to Decem- 

 ber 13, 1838. 



Wilson Shannon, of Belmont County, was 

 Governor from December 13, 1838, to Decem- 

 ber 16, 1840. 



Thomas Corwin, of Warren County, was 

 Governor from December 16, 1840, to Decem- 

 ber 14, 1842. 



Wilson Shannon, of Belmont County, was 

 again Governpr from December 14, 1842, to 

 April 13, 1844, when he resigned to accept the 

 office of minister to Mexico. 



Thomas W. Bartley, of Richland County, 

 Speaker of the Senate, became acting Govern- 

 or April 13, 1814, and retained the position 

 until December 3, 1844. 



Mordecai Bartley, of Richland County, was 

 Governor from December 8, 1844, to Decem- 

 ber 12, 1846. 



William Bebb, of Butler County, was Gov- 

 ernor from December 12, 1846, to January 22, 

 1849. 



Seabnry Ford, of Geanga County, became 

 Governor January 22, 1849. The result of the 

 election IB 1848 was not finally determined in 

 joint convention of the two Houses of the Gen- 

 eral Assembly until January 19, 1849, and the 

 inauguration did not take place until the 22d 

 of that month. Governor Ford's term ended 

 December 12. 1850. 



Reuben Wood, of Cuyahoga, became Gov- 

 ernor December 12, 1850, and resigned July 

 15, 1853, to accept the office of consul to Val- 

 paraiso. 



William Medill, of Fairfield County, who 

 was Lieutenant-Governor, became acting Gov- 

 ernor July 15, 1853. In October of the same 

 year he was elected Governor for the regular 

 term commencing on the second Monday in 

 January, 1854, and served until January 14, 

 1856. 



Salmon P. Chase, of Hamilton County, was 

 Governor from January 14, 1856, to January 

 9, 1860. 



William Dennison, of Franklin County, was 

 Governor from January 9, 1860, to January 

 13, 1862. 



David Tod, of Mahoning County, was Gov- 

 ernor from January 13, 1862, to January 12, 

 1864. 



John Broagh, of Cuyahoga County, was 

 Governor from January 12, 1864, to August 

 29, 1865, when he died. 



Charles Anderson, of Montgomery County, 

 Lieutenant-Governor, became acting Governor 

 August 29, 1865, and held the position until 

 January 9, 1866. 



