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  • Nathaniel Massie
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  • Nathaniel Massie (December 28, 1763 – November 13, 1813) was a frontier surveyor in the Ohio Country who became a prominent land owner, politician, and soldier. He founded fourteen early towns in what became the State of Ohio, including its first capital, Chillicothe. In 1807, the Ohio General Assembly declared him the winner of the election for governor, but he refused the office.
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Office
  • first Speaker of the Ohio Senate
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term start
  • 1803-03-01
Birth Date
  • 1763-12-28
death place
preceded
  • new office
Name
  • Nathaniel Massie
Caption
  • sketch by Henry Howe
Succeeded
Party
  • Democratic-Republican
Birth Place
Title
  • Speaker of the Senate
  • Representative from Ross County
  • Senator from Ross County
term end
  • 1803-12-04
death date
  • 1813-11-13
restingplace
alongside
  • Abraham Claypool
  • David Shelby, James Dunlap, Elias Langham
  • James Dunlap, Edward Tiffin, David Shelby, Joseph Gardner
Years
  • 1803
  • 1806
  • 1809
abstract
  • Nathaniel Massie (December 28, 1763 – November 13, 1813) was a frontier surveyor in the Ohio Country who became a prominent land owner, politician, and soldier. He founded fourteen early towns in what became the State of Ohio, including its first capital, Chillicothe. In 1807, the Ohio General Assembly declared him the winner of the election for governor, but he refused the office.