Reuben Wood 1852 State of the State Address   Save
Ohio Governors Collection
Description: This 22 page booklet contains the text of Governor Reuben Wood’s message to the 50th General Assembly on January 5, 1852. The 21st governor of Ohio, Wood (1792 or 1793-1864) was a Democrat and served from 1850 until his resignation in 1853. Wood opposed the fugitive slave laws, though he did not condone violence by those seeking to evade them. During his administration, a new Ohio constitution was adopted and legislation was passed to put the constitutional changes into effect. Before becoming governor, Wood was elected to the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio Supreme Court. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Governors; Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)