Francis Granger
American politician (1792-1868) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868)[1] was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and national Whig Party, particularly in its moderate-conservative faction. He served as a Whig vice presidential nominee on the party's multi-candidate 1836 ticket and, in that role, became the only person to ever lose a contingent election for the vice presidency in the U.S. Senate.[2] He also served briefly in 1841 as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of William Henry Harrison. In 1856, he became the final Whig Party chairman before the party's collapse, after which he joined the Constitutional Union Party.
Francis Granger | |
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10th United States Postmaster General | |
In office March 6, 1841 – September 18, 1841 | |
President | William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
Preceded by | John Milton Niles |
Succeeded by | Charles A. Wickliffe |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 26th district | |
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |
Preceded by | John Dickson |
Succeeded by | Mark H. Sibley |
In office March 4, 1839 – March 5, 1841 | |
Preceded by | Mark H. Sibley |
Succeeded by | John Greig |
In office November 27, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | John Greig |
Succeeded by | Amasa Dana |
Personal details | |
Born | (1792-12-01)December 1, 1792 Suffield, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | August 31, 1868(1868-08-31) (aged 75) Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic-Republican (before 1828) National Republican (1828–1834) Whig (1834–1860) Constitutional Union (1860-1861) |
Spouse | Cornelia Rutsen Van Rensselaer |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Gideon Granger (Father) Amos Granger (Cousin) Robert Charles Winthrop (son-in-law) |
Residence | Francis Granger House |
Education | Yale University (BA) |