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Epaphroditus Ransom (born March 24, 1798 in Shelburne Falls , Franklin County , Massachusetts , † November 11, 1859 in Fort Scott , Kansas ) was an American lawyer and politician and from 1848 to 1850 the seventh governor of the state of Michigan .

Early years and political advancement

The sources of Ransom's exact date of birth vary. The most likely date is March 24, 1798 because this date can be read on his tombstone. Ransom attended Chester Academy in Vermont . He then studied law in Northampton (Massachusetts) until 1823 . He then started working as a lawyer in Townshend, Vermont.

Ransom's political career began in Vermont. There he was a member of the House of Representatives for several years before moving to Michigan in 1834. In his new homeland, he first worked as a judge at various courts. Among other things, he was presiding judge ( Chief Justice ) at the Michigan Supreme Court between 1843 and 1847 . On November 2, 1847, he was elected as the Democratic Party candidate for the new governor.

Michigan governor

Ransom took office on January 3, 1848. He was the first Michigan governor to be sworn in in the new capital, Lansing . The first telegraphic link between Detroit and New York was established during Ransom's tenure . It was then that the state's agricultural society was established. In the field of health care, a hospital for the silent, blind and mentally handicapped was built. In addition, the governor's government took care of the expansion of the road network. Because of his strict stance against slavery , he ran into problems within his party. For this reason, he was no longer nominated as a candidate for gubernatorial elections in 1849 and he had to leave office on January 7, 1850 after his two-year term had expired.

Another résumé

Even after the end of his governorship, Ransom remained politically active. Between 1853 and 1854 he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives and a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Michigan . He was also the first president of the Michigan Agricultural Society . Ransom lost his personal fortune in an economic crisis in 1855. He was then appointed in 1856 by US President James Buchanan to head the Treasury ( Receiver of Public Money ) in Fort Scott (Kansas). Ransom died there in 1859.

Web links

• Epaphroditus Ransom in the National Governors Association (English)
• Epaphroditus Ransom in the database of Find a Grave (English)