Robert Lucas (governor)

Robert Lucas
1st Governor of Iowa Territory
In office August 15, 1838 – May 13, 1841
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
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office 1808–1809
Personal details
Born	(1781-04-01)April 1, 1781 Mecklenburg, Virginia (now Shepherdstown, West Virginia)
Died	February 7, 1853(1853-02-07) (aged 71) Iowa City, Iowa
Political party	Democratic-Republican Democratic
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Brown (1810), Friendly Ashley Sumner (1816)
Children	8
Residence(s)	Piketon, Ohio; Iowa City, Iowa
Profession	Surveyor, military officer, politician, farmer
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Robert Lucas (April 1, 1781 – February 7, 1853) was the 12th governor of Ohio, serving from 1832 to 1836. He also served as the first governor of the Iowa Territory from 1838 to 1841.^[1]