Francis Granger

Given Name
Francis
Surname
Granger
Nickname
Frank
Birth Date
December 1, 1792
Birth Note
Suffield, Connecticut
Death Date
August 31, 1868
Death Note
Canandaigua, NY
Profession
Lawyer
Child(ren)
Cornelia Adeline Winthrop
Gideon Granger
Biographical Information
Found in 18310728BJS_WHS1. BJS wants to know if he will be the next Governor of NY. Found in 18340710BJS_WHS1. Henry is skeptical that Granger will be a candidate for the 1834 House elections. "Granger was selected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 24th Congress (March 4, 1835 to March 3, 1837), and was elected as a Whig to the 26th and 27th Congresses (March 4, 1839 to March 5, 1841). Representative from New York. He pursued classical studies and graduated from Yale College in 1811, after which he moved with his father to Canandaigua, N.Y. in 1814, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1816. He then commenced practice in Canandaigua. He was a member of the State assembly from 1826 to1828, 1830, and 1832. He was an unsuccessful candidate for both Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1828 and the National Republicans for Governor of New York in 1830 and 1832. He was a delegate to the Anti-Masonic National Convention at Philadelphia September 11, 1830. Again, he was an unsuccessful Whig and Anti-Masonic candidate for Vice President in 1836. He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 24th Congress (1835-1837), but was an unsuccessful Whig candidate for election in 1836 to the 25th Congress. Elected as a Whig to the 26th and 27th Congresses and served from March 4, 1839, to March 5, 1841, when he resigned. He was appointed Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President William Henry Harrison and served from March 6 to September 18, 1841. He was again elected to the 27th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Greig and served from November 27, 1841, to March 3, 1843, but he was not a candidate for reelection in 1842. He was a member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. He died in Canandaigua, N.Y.",Also found in 18380915AHW_WHS, 18381104AHW_WHS, 18381105AHW_WHS, and 18381107AHW_WHS.,Served as Postmaster General under William Henry Harrison for less than one year, during the calendar year of 1841. "Francis Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut, on December 1, 1792, and attended Yale College from 1811 to 1814. Upon graduation, he moved to New York and became a member of the New York bar; he later served in the New York state assembly (1826-1828, and 1830-1832). Granger served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1835-1837, and 1839-1841). In between, he failed to win electoral victory in 1836 as vice presidential candidate to presidential hopeful William Henry Harrison. Following Harrison's election as President in 1840, Granger entered the cabinet as postmaster general and served in that capacity until his resignation in September 1841. He returned to Congress for one term (1841-1843) and died in Canandaigua, New York, on August 31, 1868."
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Wikipedia. Last modified January 24, 2014. Accessed on January 24, 2014.
Google Books. Last modified January 24, 2014. Accessed on January 24, 2014.
Website. Last modified July 21, 2015. Accessed on July 21, 2015.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified January 24, 2014. Accessed on January 24, 2014.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Last modified January 24, 2014. Accessed on January 24, 2014.