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| In office March 6, 1841 – September 18, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | John Milton Niles |
| Succeeded by | Charles Anderson Wickliffe |
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| Born | December 1, 1792 Suffield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | August 31, 1868 (aged 75) Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | National Republican, Whig, Anti-Masonic |
| Spouse | Cornelia Rutson VanRensselaer Granger |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was a Representative from New York. The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link For John Niles the composer and singer see John Jacob Niles John Milton Niles ( August 20, 1787 &ndash May 30, Charles Anderson Wickliffe ( June 8, 1788 October 31, 1869) was a Kentucky Politician. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Canandaigua ( Utaˀnaráhkhwaˀ in Tuscarora) is a City in Ontario County, New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the party of Abraham Lincoln to George W Bush see Republican Party (United States (G The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Anti-Masonry (alternatively called Anti-Freemasonry) is defined as "Avowed opposition to Freemasonry " A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous He was the son of Gideon Granger, another Postmaster General, and the first cousin of Amos P. Granger. Gideon Granger ( July 19, 1767 &ndash December 31, 1822) was an early American politician and lawyer The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=G000373
Biography
Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut and pursued classical studies at and graduated from Yale College in 1811. Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887 Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He then moved with his father to Canandaigua, New York in 1814, where he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice. Canandaigua ( Utaˀnaráhkhwaˀ in Tuscarora) is a City in Ontario County, New York Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A bar association is a Professional body of Lawyers Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their Jurisdiction Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He married Cornelia Rutson VanRensselaer. They had one son, Gideon Granger II, born in 1821, and an unnamed daughter whom died with her mother in child birth in 1823. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
Granger was a member of the State assembly from 1826 to 1828 and from 1830 to 1832. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1828, and in both 1830 and 1832 was an unsuccessful National Republican candidate for Governor of New York. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military In 1836, he was unsuccessful as a Whig and Anti-Masonic candidate for Vice President, which he narrowly lost when it was voted by the U.S. Senate that Richard M. Johnson was the rightful winner, and also unsuccessful as a Whig candidate for election to the Twenty-Fifth Congress. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Anti-Masonry (alternatively called Anti-Freemasonry) is defined as "Avowed opposition to Freemasonry " The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Richard Mentor Johnson (October 17 1780 or 1781 &ndash November 19 1850 was the ninth Vice President of the United States, serving in the administration of Martin The Twenty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and
He was, however, elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-Fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837), and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-Seventh Congresses (he served from March 4, 1839, to March 5, 1841). For the party of Abraham Lincoln to George W Bush see Republican Party (United States (G The Twenty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Twenty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Granger was appointed Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President William Henry Harrison and served from March 6 to September 18, 1841, after which he was again elected to the Twenty-Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Greig and served from November 27, 1841, to March 3, 1843. The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by This article is about the general and president For his great-great-grandson see William H Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Granger was not a candidate for reelection in 1842. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
A supporter of the Compromise of 1850, Granger led the pro-Fillmore group which became known as the Silver Gray Whigs after Granger's own silver hair. The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War (1846&ndash1848 Millard Fillmore ( January 7 1800 &ndash March 8 1874 was the thirteenth President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853 and the last member of the Whig This faction would remain in conflict with the anti-Compromise Sewardites until the collapse of the Whig Party in the state in 1855. This article is about the New York Governor and Secretary of State Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year
Chairman of the Whig National Executive Committee from 1856 to 1860, Granger joined in the call for the convention of the Constitutional Union Party that was held in May of 1860. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting He was then a member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C. in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South He died in Canandaigua and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
External links
- Francis Granger at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Francis Granger at Find A Grave
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by John M. Niles |
United States Postmaster General March 6, 1841 – September 18, 1841 |
Succeeded by Charles A. Wickliffe |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by John Dickson |
Member from New York's 26th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
Succeeded by Mark H. Sibley |
| Preceded by Mark H. Sibley |
Member from New York's 26th congressional district March 4, 1839 – March 5, 1841 |
Succeeded by John Greig |
| Preceded by John Greig |
Member from New York's 26th congressional district November 27, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Succeeded by Amasa Dana |
| Party political offices | ||
| New political party | Whig Party vice presidential candidate 1836 with John Tyler¹ |
Succeeded by John Tyler |
| Notes and references | ||
| 1. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records For John Niles the composer and singer see John Jacob Niles John Milton Niles ( August 20, 1787 &ndash May 30, The United States Postmaster General is the executive head of the United States Postal Service. Charles Anderson Wickliffe ( June 8, 1788 October 31, 1869) was a Kentucky Politician. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=D000330 The 26th Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=S000399 Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=S000399 The 26th Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh John Greig was a United States Representative from New York. He was born in Moffat Scotland on August 6, 1779 and attended the Edinburgh The 26th Congressional District of New York is a Congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Western New York. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=D000020 The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. The United States presidential election of 1836 is predominantly remembered for three reasons It was the last election until 1988 to result in the elevation John Tyler Jr (March 29 1790 January 18 1862 was the tenth President of the United States (1841-1845 and the first ever to obtain that office via succession John Tyler Jr (March 29 1790 January 18 1862 was the tenth President of the United States (1841-1845 and the first ever to obtain that office via succession The Whig Party ran regional candidates in 1836; John Tyler ran in the Southern states, and Granger ran in the Northern states. | ||
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