ORGANIZATION OF THE STATE 

 GOVERNMENT. 



PERIOD THIRD. 



THIS PERIOD EXTENDS FROM 1803 TO 1812. 



The first general assembly under the constitution, met at 

 Chillicothe, on Tuesday JNIarch 1st 1803. Michael Bald- 

 win was elected speaker of the house of representatives, and, 

 Nathaniel Massie speaker of the senate. This general as- 

 sembly proceeded to appoint, all the officers, necessary to carry 

 on the business of governing the state. The offices were filled 

 as follows, viz: 



Secretary of state, William Creighton, junior. 



Auditor of state, Colonel Thomas Gibson. 



Treasurer, William McFarland. 



Judges of the supreme court. Return J. Meigs, junior, Sam- 

 uel Huntington rtnd William Sprigg. 



President Judges of the first, second and third districts, 

 Francis Dunlevy, Wyllys Silliman and Calvin Pease. 



United States Senators, Thomas Worthington, John Smith. 



First Governor elected by the- people, Edward Tiffin, who 

 appointed the first adjutant general, Samuel Finley. 



First member of congress, Jeremiah Morrow, was elected 

 by the people. 



First United States District Judge, Charles Willing Byrd. 



The first legislature proceeded to enact such laws, as seemed 

 to be needed. They proceeded to organize seven new coun- 



