Thomas Rowland
3rd Michigan Secretary of State
In office
1840–1842
GovernorWilliam Woodbridge
James Wright Gordon
Preceded byRandolph Manning
Succeeded byRobert P. Eldredge
Personal details
Born1784
Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 13, 1849
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Political partyWhig Party

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 was born in 1784 in the town of Uniontown in Fayette, Pennsylvania.[2] He died on August 13, 1849.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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