Return J. Meigs Jr.

Return J. Meigs Jr.
5th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 17, 1814 – before June 26, 1823
PresidentJames Madison
James Monroe
Preceded byGideon Granger
Succeeded byJohn McLean
4th Governor of Ohio
In office
December 8, 1810 – March 24, 1814
Preceded bySamuel Huntington
Succeeded byOthniel Looker
United States Senator
from Ohio
In office
December 12, 1808 – December 8, 1810
Preceded byJohn Smith
Succeeded byThomas Worthington
Chief Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office
1803–1804
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySamuel Huntington
Member of the
Northwest Territory House of Representatives
from Washington County
In office
1799–1801
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byEphraim Cutler
Rufus Putnam
Personal details
Born
Return Jonathan Meigs Jr.

(1764-11-17)November 17, 1764
Middletown, Connecticut, British America
DiedMarch 29, 1825(1825-03-29) (aged 60)
Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeMound Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseSophia Wright
EducationYale University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
RankBrevet 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.


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