Stevens T. Mason

Stevens Thomson Mason was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his territory's acting territorial secretary by Andrew Jackson at age 19, becoming the acting territorial governor soon thereafter in 1834 at age 22. As territorial governor, Mason was instrumental in guiding Michigan to statehood, which was secured in 1837. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected as Michigan's first state governor in 1835, where he served until 1840. Elected at 23 and taking office at 24, Mason was and remains the youngest state governor in American history.

27 October 1811

Born on the same birth date (27 October 1811): Isaac Singer

Born on the same birth day (27 October): August Neidhardt von Gneisenau • Bill George (linebacker) • Brad Radke • Carmen Argenziano • Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg • Dejan Raičković • Fran Lebowitz • Fritz Sauckel • Giorgos Konstantinou • Harry Saltzman • Henri Fertet • Illimar Pärn • Maurice Robert Johnston • Michael Driscoll (economist) • Mike Kelley (artist) • Nicola Mazzucato • Roberto Benigni • Sergei Samsonov • Sririta Jensen Narongdej • Theodore Roosevelt

Born in the same month (October 1811): Albertus van Raalte • Ferdinand Hiller • Filippo Colini • Franz Liszt • Georg August Wallin • Isaac Singer • Évariste Galois