Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr.
| Return J. Meigs Jr. | |
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| 5th United States Postmaster General | |
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In office March 17, 1814 – June 26, 1823 |
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| President |
James Madison James Monroe |
| Preceded by | Gideon Granger |
| Succeeded by | John McLean |
| 4th Governor of Ohio | |
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In office December 8, 1810 – March 24, 1814 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel H. Huntington |
| Succeeded by | Othniel Looker |
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United States Senator from Ohio |
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In office December 12, 1808 – December 8, 1810 |
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| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Worthington |
| Chief Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court | |
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In office 1803–1804 |
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| Member of the Northwest Territory House of Representatives from Washington County |
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In office 1799–1801 |
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| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by |
Ephraim Cutler William Rufus Putnam |
| Personal details | |
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November 17, 1764 Middletown, Connecticut |
| Died | March 29, 1825 (aged 60) Marietta, Ohio |
| Resting place | Mound Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sophia Wright |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Brevet Colonel |
Return Jonathan Meigs Jr. (/ˈmɛɡz/; November 17, 1764 – March 29, 1825) was a Democratic-Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the fourth Governor of Ohio, fifth United States Postmaster General, and as a United States Senator.
Meigs was born in Middletown, Connecticut, the son of Return J. Meigs Sr. and the descendant of early Puritan settlers in Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale College in 1785 and studied law there. In 1788, after being admitted to the bar in Connecticut, he moved to Marietta, Ohio, where his father had been one of the first settlers, arriving earlier that year.
In Marietta, Meigs was a lawyer, storekeeper and farmer, as well as serving in public offices. He was appointed the first court clerk for the court established at Marietta in 1788. When a post office was established in Marietta in 1794, he became its first postmaster. In 1798 he was named to a judgeship on the Northwest Territory's territorial court, and in 1799 he won election to the territorial legislature.
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