Return J. Meigs 1813 State of the State Address   Save
Ohio Governors' State of the State Addresses
Description: Governor Return J. Meigs, Jr. delivered an annual message to the General Assembly of Ohio on Dec. 7, 1813. These seven pages are excerpted from the 1813/1814 Senate Journal. Meigs (1764-1825), a Democratic-Republican, served as governor from 1810 until his resignation in 1814 to assume the position of Postmaster General. Prior to his gubernatorial service, Meigs was also Chief Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court and a member of the U. S. Senate. As governor, Meigs was instrumental in recruiting troops for the War of 1812. It was during his administration that the legislature chose the location for Ohio’s capital and began planning the construction of a statehouse and a penitentiary. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Marietta (Ohio; Washington County (Ohio)