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Born October 9, 1782 • Exeter • New Hampshire
Died June 17, 1866 (aged 83) • Detroit • Michigan
Title / Office United States Senate (1849-1857), United States • United States Senate (1845-1848), United States • governor (1813-1831), Michigan
Role In Black Hawk War • Second Seminole War • Seminole Wars

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