Georgia   Biographies  Lewis Cass

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Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, Washington City,
Printed by P. Force, 1837, p. 262.


                              LEWIS CASS
     Lewis Cass was born in Exeter, N. H., 9th October, 1782.  In 1799 his
father moved, with his family, to Marietta, Ohio, and finally settled near
Zanesville.  Lewis studied law at Marietta, with Gov. Meigs.  In 1806, he
was in the Ohio Legislature.  In 1812, he volunteered his services and
joined the army under General Hull.  He was Governor of Michigan, and
resided at Detroit.  In 1828, a Historical Society was formed in Michigan,
and he was elected 1st President.  In July, 1831, he was appointed
Secretary of War by General Jackson, and in consequence resigned the
office of Governor of the Territory.  In 1836, he was appointed Minister
to France.
     When the Cherokee question was before the public, Mr. Cass espoused
the side of Georgia.  An able essay on this subject appeared in 1832,
which was attributed to his pen.
     President Jackson's cabinet did not contain a more popular and
efficient officer than Mr. Cass.  He was a robust, athletic man, and yet
had never tested ardent spirits.  He is a warm friend of the total
abstinence principle, and has exerted his influence to propagate his
sentiments.



Rev. George White, M. A., HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GEORGIA, New York,
Pudney & Russell, Publishers, 1854, pp. 297-301.   (Reprinted 1968,
Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA)


                           CASS COUNTY, GEORGIA
     Laid out from Cherokee, 1832.  Part taken from Murray, 1834.  Named
after the Hon. Lewis Cass.
     CASSVILLE is the seat of justice, 150 miles northwest of
Milledgeville.
     The springs were said to be the favorite resort of the Cherokee
Indians for health in sickly seasons.
     Early settlers:  Colonel Harden; Z. B. Hargrove; John Dawson; D.
Irvine; T. G. Baron; Robert Patton; L. Tumlin; the Johnsons; the Wyleys;
Dr. Hamilton, and others.



(Submitted by Barbara Walker Winge,  barbarawinge@yahoo.com)



Note:
Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, Washington City,
Printed by P. Force, 1837,  pp. 255-256.
APPENDIX:  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
   "The author conceived that a short biographical sketch of the
individuals after whom the several counties were named, would furnish an
instructive and pleasing appendage to his topographical work...
   Acquainted with the intimate friends of some of the 'venerable dead,'
he has been furnished with sufficient materials to enlarge on their
character...
   There are in the State ninety counties (book printed in 1837, presently
in 2001, there are 159 counties)..."


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