Nathaniel Massie
Nathaniel Massie | |
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sketch by Henry Howe | |
| first Speaker of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office March 1, 1803 – December 4, 1803 | |
| Preceded by | new office |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Symmes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1763 Goochland, Virginia |
| Died | November 13, 1813 (aged 49) Paint Creek Falls, Ohio |
| Resting place | Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Nathaniel Massie (December 28, 1763 – November 13, 1813) was a frontier surveyor in the Ohio Country (including the Virginia Military District) who became a prominent land owner, politician, and soldier. He founded fourteen early towns in what became the State of Ohio, including its first capital, Chillicothe. In 1807, the Ohio General Assembly declared him the winner of the election for governor, but he refused the office.