Robert Lucas (governor)
Robert Lucas | |
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| 1st Governor of Iowa Territory | |
| In office August 15, 1838 – May 13, 1841 | |
| Appointed by | Martin Van Buren |
| Preceded by | William B. Conway (acting Governor) |
| Succeeded by | John Chambers |
| 12th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office December 7, 1832 – December 12, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan McArthur |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Vance |
| 11th and 15th Speaker of the Senate of Ohio | |
| In office December 7, 1818 – December 5, 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Shepherd |
| Succeeded by | Allen Trimble |
| In office December 7, 1829 – December 5, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wheeler |
| Succeeded by | Samuel R. Miller |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from Gallia, Scioto, Pike, Lawrence and Jackson | |
| In office 1814–1822 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Summers |
| Succeeded by | William Kendall |
| In office 1824–1828 | |
| Preceded by | William Kendall |
| Succeeded by | William Kendall |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1808–1809 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1781 Mecklenburg, Virginia (now Shepherdstown, West Virginia) |
| Died | February 7, 1853 (aged 71) Iowa City, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Brown (m.1810-her death 1812) Friendly Ashley Sumner (m.1816) |
| Relations | 1807-1815 |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence(s) | Piketon, Ohio Iowa City, Iowa |
| Profession | Surveyor, military officer, politician, farmer |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Ohio State Militia |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Robert Lucas (April 1, 1781 – February 7, 1853) was the 12th governor of Ohio, serving from 1832 to 1836. He later served as the first governor of the Iowa Territory from 1838 to 1841. Lucas was a central figure in the Toledo War and the Honey War.