Lewis Cass
U.S. Congressperson
1782 – 1866
Who was Lewis Cass?
Lewis Cass was an American military officer and politician. During his long political career, Cass served as a governor of the Michigan Territory, an American ambassador, a U.S. Senator representing Michigan, and co-founder as well as first Masonic Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He was the losing nominee of the Democratic Party for president in 1848. Cass was nationally famous as a leading spokesman for the controversial Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which would have allowed voters in the territories to determine whether to make slavery legal instead of having Congress decide.
Famous Quotes:
- People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.
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- Born
- Oct 9, 1782
Exeter - Also known as
- 刘易斯·卡斯
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Lived in
- Exeter
- Died
- Jun 17, 1866
Detroit
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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