Where did Lewis Cass serve in government?

Lewis Cass served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of State from 1844 to 1845.

What geographic locations are named after Lewis Cass?

Lewis Cass is the namesake for multiple counties and cities, including Cass County in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas, as well as the cities of Cassville, Cassopolis, and Cass City.

What was Lewis Cass's primary political role?

Lewis Cass served as U.S. Secretary of State during the presidency of James K. Polk.

Lewis Cass

American politician (1782-1866)

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Facts

28 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[35]
Date of birth: October 9, 1782, 1782^[10]
Date of death: June 17, 1866, 1866^[11]
Place of birth: Exeter
Place of death: Detroit
Country of citizenship: United States^[18]
Occupation: politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer, ambassador, governor, foreign minister^[19]^[20]
Position held: Ohio state representative, United States Secretary of State, President pro tempore of the United States Senate, United States Secretary of War, Governor of Michigan, United States Ambassador to France, ambassador, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, board member, senator, defence minister^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Educated at: Phillips Exeter Academy^[32]
Member of political party: Democratic Party^[36]
Father: Jonathan Cass^[13]
Mother: Mary Cass^[14]
Child: Lewis Cass, Jr., Mary Sophia Cass, Matilda Frances Cass^[15]^[16]^[17]
Work location: Washington, D.C., Columbus^[43]^[44]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[51]
Archives at: Smithsonian Institution Archives, New York Public Library Main Branch^[39]^[40]
Candidacy in election: 1848 United States presidential election
Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work^[45]^[46]^[47]^[48]^[49]^[50]
Family name: Cass^[41]
Given name: Lewis^[42]
Member of: American Antiquarian Society, Academy of Sciences of Turin^[33]^[34]
Military branch: United States Army^[37]
Military, police or special rank: brigadier general^[38]

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Name in native language: Lewis Cass^[52]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject New York Public Library
Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery^[12]
Social classification: slave owner

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 45

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VIAF cluster ID: 74646968
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GND ID: 118668706
Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID: lewis-cass
American Academy in Rome ID: 12377832
American National Biography ID: 0400213
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/97556
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): CassLewis1782-1866
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 162726734
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01407250
Curran Index contributor ID: 670

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DDB person (GND) ID: 118668706
De Agostini ID: Cass,+Lewis
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118668706
Edition humboldt digital ID: H0012929
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Lewis-Cass
FAST ID: 11494
Find a Grave memorial ID: 2256
Freebase ID: /m/01mvpv
GeneaStar person ID: lewiscassl
Geni profile ID: 356771762340004762
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m01mvpv
IdRef ID: 137141092
J9U entity ID: 987007271668705171
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118668706
NNDB people ID: 224/000050074
NUKAT ID: n2011054939
Online Books Page author ID: Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3883480
Open Library ID: OL354965A, OL6980421A
Our Campaigns candidate ID: 4109
Political Graveyard politician ID: cass.html#892.23.36
Prabook ID: 327836
SNAC ARK ID: w61p8qjx, w6w37th7
Topic's main category: Category:Lewis Cass
Trading Card Database name ID: 122161
Treccani ID: lewis-cass
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10582952
US Congress Bio ID: C000233
WeRelate person ID: Lewis_Cass_(4)
Wellcome Collection concept ID: dpwzexgq
WikiTree person ID: Cass-595
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbMbkGdMVQGGwh8cpBQMP
Yale LUX ID: person/18d0e81b-579c-4c1f-9ed6-60096279f8fb

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Named after 12

Cass County, Cass County, Cass County, Cass County, Cass County, Cass County, Cass County, Cass County +4 more

Position held 12

ambassador, United States Secretary of State, President pro tempore of the United States Senate, United States Secretary of War, Governor of Michigan, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +4 more

Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Occupation 4

writer, politician, lawyer, diplomat

Member of 2

Academy of Sciences of Turin, American Antiquarian Society

Work location 2

Washington, D.C., Columbus

Archives at 1

New York Public Library Main Branch

Candidacy in election 1

1848 United States presidential election

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Phillips Exeter Academy

Given name 1

Lewis

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Member of political party 1

Democratic Party

Military branch 1

United States Army

Military, police or special rank 1

brigadier general

Place of birth 1

Exeter

Place of death 1

Detroit

Sex or gender 1

male

← Candidate 1

1848 United States presidential election

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Summary

Lewis Cass was born on October 9, 1782^[1], in Exeter^[2]. He died on June 17, 1866^[3], in Detroit^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5], diplomat^[6], lawyer^[7], writer^[8], and ambassador^[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lewis Cass include Cass County^[53], a county of Missouri^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1835^[56]; Cassopolis^[57], a village in the United States^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1831^[60]; Cassville^[61], a city in the United States^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1845^[64]; Cass City^[65]; and Lewis Township^[66].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Lewis Cass include Cass County^[53], a county of Missouri^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1835^[56]; Cassopolis^[57], a village in the United States^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1831^[60]; and Cassville^[61], a city in the United States^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1845^[64].

FAQs

Where was Lewis Cass born?

Lewis Cass was born in Exeter^[2].

Where did Lewis Cass die?

Lewis Cass passed away in Detroit^[4].

Who were Lewis Cass's parents?

Lewis Cass's father was Jonathan Cass^[13]. Lewis Cass's mother was Mary Cass^[14].

What did Lewis Cass do for work?

Lewis Cass worked as a politician^[5], diplomat^[6], lawyer^[7], writer^[8], and ambassador^[9].

Where did Lewis Cass go to school?

Lewis Cass was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy^[32].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Lewis Cass — place of birth (P19): Exeter. www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 2020-12-01. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Lewis Cass — place of death (P20): Detroit. www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 2020-12-01. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Lewis Cass — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Lewis Cass — father (P22): Jonathan Cass. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Lewis Cass — mother (P25): Mary Cass. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Lewis Cass — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): Ohio state representative. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): United States Secretary of State. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): President pro tempore of the United States Senate. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): United States Secretary of War. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): Governor of Michigan. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): United States Ambassador to France. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): ambassador. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): United States senator. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2021-01-29. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): board member. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): senator. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Lewis Cass — position held (P39): defence minister. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Lewis Cass — child (P40): Lewis Cass, Jr.. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Lewis Cass — child (P40): Mary Sophia Cass. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Lewis Cass — child (P40): Matilda Frances Cass. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Lewis Cass — educated at (P69): Phillips Exeter Academy. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Lewis Cass — member of political party (P102): Democratic Party. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): politician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): diplomat. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): lawyer. Retrieved 2019-05-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): writer. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): ambassador. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): governor. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Lewis Cass — occupation (P106): foreign minister. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Lewis Cass — place of burial (P119): Elmwood Cemetery. Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Lewis Cass — military branch (P241): United States Army. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Lewis Cass — military, police or special rank (P410): brigadier general. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Lewis Cass — member of (P463): American Antiquarian Society. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Lewis Cass — member of (P463): Academy of Sciences of Turin. www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved 2020-12-01. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Lewis Cass — archives at (P485): Smithsonian Institution Archives. wikidata.org.
[40] ↑ Lewis Cass — archives at (P485): New York Public Library Main Branch. archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2025-07-18. archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Lewis Cass — date of birth (P569): October 9, 1782. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Lewis Cass — date of birth (P569): 1782. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Lewis Cass — date of death (P570): June 17, 1866. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Lewis Cass — date of death (P570): 1866. Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
[41] ↑ Lewis Cass — family name (P734): Cass. wikidata.org.
[42] ↑ Lewis Cass — given name (P735): Lewis. wikidata.org.
[43] ↑ Lewis Cass — work location (P937): Washington, D.C.. wikidata.org.
[44] ↑ Lewis Cass — work location (P937): Columbus. wikidata.org.
[45] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): The Nuttall Encyclopædia. wikidata.org.
[46] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[47] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): Library of the World's Best Literature. bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[48] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. wikidata.org.
[49] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[50] ↑ Lewis Cass — described by source (P1343): The New Student's Reference Work. wikidata.org.
[51] ↑ Lewis Cass — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[52] ↑ Lewis Cass — name in native language (P1559): Lewis Cass. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[54] ↑ Cass County — P31: county of Missouri. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[55] ↑ Cass County — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[56] ↑ Cass County — P571: March 3, 1835. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[58] ↑ Cassopolis — P31: village in the United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[59] ↑ Cassopolis — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[60] ↑ Cassopolis — P571: 1831. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[62] ↑ Cassville — P31: city in the United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[63] ↑ Cassville — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[64] ↑ Cassville — P571: 1845. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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