Edward Tiffin 1805 State of the State Address
Governor Edward Tiffin delivered an annual message to the General Assembly of Ohio on December 4, 1805. These six pages are excerpted from the 1805/1806 House of Representatives Journal. Tiffin (1766-1829) was a Democratic-Republican politician and Ohio's first governor, serving from the state's admittance to the Union in 1803 until 1807. Following his stint as governor, Tiffin also served in the U. S. Senate, in the Ohio House of Representatives, and as commissioner of the General Land Office.