Lewis Cass

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Phillips_Exeter_Academy
gptkbp:ambassadorTo gptkb:France
gptkbp:birthDate 1782-10-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Exeter,_New_Hampshire,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lewis_Cass_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1866-06-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:honor Cass County, Illinois named after him
Cass County, Indiana named after him
Cass County, Iowa named after him
Cass County, Michigan named after him
Cass County, Minnesota named after him
Cass County, Missouri named after him
Cass County, Nebraska named after him
Cass County, North Dakota named after him
Cass County, Oklahoma named after him
Cass County, Texas named after him
Cass Lake, Minnesota named after him
Cassopolis, Michigan named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lewis Cass
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:1848_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkbp:militaryRank Brigadier General
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:popular_sovereignty_doctrine
negotiation of treaties with Native American tribes
role in Indian removal policy
gptkbp:notableWork advocate of popular sovereignty
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:portrait Lewis Cass by Daniel Huntington, 1860.jpg
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkb:Governor_of_Michigan_Territory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_C._Calhoun_(as_Secretary_of_War)
John M. Clayton (as Secretary of State)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Elmwood_Cemetery,_Detroit
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:signature Lewis Cass Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Spencer_Cass
gptkbp:successor Jeremiah S. Black (as Secretary of State)
Joel Roberts Poinsett (as Secretary of War)
gptkbp:termEnd Ambassador to France: 1842
Governor of Michigan Territory: 1831
Secretary of State: 1860
Secretary of War: 1836
U.S. Senator from Michigan: 1848
U.S. Senator from Michigan: 1857
gptkbp:termStart Secretary of State: 1857
Ambassador to France: 1836
Governor of Michigan Territory: 1813
Secretary of War: 1831
U.S. Senator from Michigan: 1845
U.S. Senator from Michigan: 1849
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cass_County
gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Michigan_Territory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4