Reuben Atwater, also known as Reuben Attwater, (May 11, 1768 – February 1831) was the Secretary of Michigan Territory and served as acting governor during 1811–1812.
The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit was the territorial capital.
Reuben Atwater was born in 1768, in Vermont, [1] the son of Reuben Attwater and Mary Russell. [2] He married Eliza Williard, and after her death married Sarah Lamb, daughter of General John Lamb. [2] Atwater had two children: Catharine Atwater and Clinton Edward Atwater. [3] Atwater was the Secretary of Michigan Territory from March 18, 1808, to October 15, 1814, [4] and was at the same time collector for the port of Detroit. [1] He directed the 1810 census of the Michigan Territory, [1] acted as Land Commissioner until 1811, and served as acting governor during the absence of Governor William Hull in 1811–12. [3] Atwater Street in Detroit was named after him. [5]
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It borders the U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont is the second-smallest by population and the sixth-smallest by area of the 50 U.S. states. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. In crime statistics, it was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016.
John Lamb (1735–1800) was an American soldier, politician, and Anti-Federalist organizer. During the American Revolutionary War he led the 2nd Continental Artillery Regiment.
Detroit is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest United States city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.
Reuben Atwater died in 1831. [2]
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Lewis Cass was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery.
Stanley Griswold was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the U.S. Senate.
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