Statesman
Lewis Cass
Governor of Michigan Territory, secretary of war, and a presidential candidate.
Lewis Cass was a United States Army officer and politician. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee. A slave owner himself, he was a leading spokesman for the doctrine of popular sovereignty, which at the time held the idea that people in each U.S state should have the right to decide whether to permit slavery as a matter of states' rights.
- Born
- 1782-10-09, Exeter, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1866-06-17, Detroit, USAA Sunday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1782-10-09, Exeter, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 16°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 23°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 8°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 0°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 25°58′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 7°22′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 8°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 6°02′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1866-06-17, Detroit, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 26°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 29°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 27°59′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 24°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 3°37′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 1°02′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 6°01′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aries | 12°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 14°36′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Lewis Cass was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.