Thomas Rowland (1784 – August 13, 1849) was an American politician and soldier who served as the third Secretary of State for the State of Michigan. He was the first and only Whig Secretary of State for Michigan. He served in his position until 1840 to 1842.[1]
Thomas Rowland | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Michigan Secretary of State | |
| In office 1840–1842 | |
| Governor | William Woodbridge James Wright Gordon |
| Preceded by | Randolph Manning |
| Succeeded by | Robert P. Eldredge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1784 Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 13, 1849 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan |
| Political party | Whig Party |
Thomas Rowland was born in 1784 in the town of Uniontown in Fayette, Pennsylvania.[2] He died on August 13, 1849.
References
edit- ^ Michigan Historical Commission (1924). Michigan Biographies: Including Members of Congress, Elective State Officers, Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of the Michigan Legislature, Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, State Board of Agriculture and State Board of Education, Volume 2. p. 253.
- ^ Robert Budd Ross (1907). The Early Bench and Bar of Detroit from 1805 to the End of 1850. Richard P. Joy and Clarence M. Burton. p. 175.