Epaphroditus Ransom

Epaphroditus Ransom (March 24, 1798– November 11, 1859) was the seventh Governor of Michigan and Michigan Supreme Court justice from the U.S. state of Michigan.

Read more about Epaphroditus Ransom:  Early Life in Massachusetts and Vermont, Life and Politics in Michigan, 7th Governor of Michigan, Death in Kansas

Famous quotes containing the word ransom:

    The horn, the hounds, the lank mares coursing by
    Under quaint archetypes of chivalry;
    And the fox, lovely ritualist, in flight
    Offering his unearthly ghost to quarry;
    —John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974)