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 | Goochland, Virginia | December 28, 1763
Died | November 13, 1813 Paint Creek Falls, Ohio | (aged 49)
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)[1] 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.