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Gideon Granger (July 19, 1767 – December 31, 1822) was an early American politician and lawyer. He was the father of fellow Postmaster General and U.S. Representative Francis Granger.
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Gideon Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut, on July 19, 1767, and graduated from Yale University. He began his professional life as a lawyer in 1789, working in private practice until 1792. Granger soon involved himself in politics, however, serving in the Connecticut state legislature for ten years from 1792 to 1801.
24 de jul. de 2013 · Gideon Granger served as Postmaster General from November 28, 1801 to March 17, 1814. He was still the Postmaster General during most of James Madison’s presidency. Here is a letter from Gideon Granger to President James Madison from 1811.
2 de mar. de 2002 · Gideon Granger (1767–1822) served as postmaster general under TJ and James Madison, 1801–14. He graduated from Yale in 1787 and two years later was admitted to the Connecticut bar and set up a legal practice in his hometown of Suffield.
July 19, 1767, Suffield, Connecticut. DIED: December 31, 1822 (age 55) Canandaigua, New York. EDUCATION: Yale University. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic-Republican.
26 de jan. de 2019 · Today in 1802, Gideon Granger of Suffield took office as the nation’s fourth postmaster general, ushering in a new era for the U.S. postal service -- for better and for worse.
