Charles Weisenthal. One Charles Weisenthal (Ok, so he was German, but, he was in England) took out a patent for a needle to be used for mechanical sewing. Unfortunately, what sort of mechanical sewing we do not know for a description of the machine was not properly mentioned in the patent.
Lieutenant Governor (state executive office) In the United States, the office of lieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the governor. In the U.S., the main duty of the lieutenant governor is to act as governor should the governor be temporarily absent from the office.
In Hawaii and New Jersey, the lieutenant governor serves concurrently as the secretary of state. In Tennessee and West Virginia, the President of the Senate also serves as lieutenant governor and is elected from within the legislature. Five states do not have a lieutenant governor position. Those states are Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Wyoming. Political parties. The chart below is a breakdown of the political parties pertaining to the state executive office of lieutenant governor. For other state executive offices, click here.