Robert Lucas 1833 State of the State Address   Save
Ohio Governors' State of the State Addresses
Description: Governor Robert Lucas delivered an annual message to the General Assembly of Ohio on Dec. 3, 1833. These 16 pages are excerpted from the 1833/1834 Senate Journal. Lucas (1781-1853), Ohio’s first Democratic governor, held the position from 1832 to 1836. During his second term, Lucas was pivotal in the Toledo War, which resulted from a dispute between Ohio and the Michigan territory regarding a strip of land near the Maumee River significant for economic and transportation reasons. Lucas mobilized the Ohio militia to face off against the Michigan troops at the border, but there was little interaction between them. President Jackson ultimately intervened to settle the dispute in Ohio’s favor. Lucas also served as chairman of the first Democratic national convention and the first governor of the newly established Iowa territory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om36641833StateofState(Lucas),Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)