Gideon Granger

Gideon Granger
7th United States Postmaster General
In office
November 28, 1801 – March 17, 1814
PresidentThomas Jefferson
James Madison
Preceded byJoseph Habersham
Succeeded byReturn J. Meigs, Jr.
Personal details
Born(1767-07-19)July 19, 1767
Suffield, Connecticut, British America
DiedDecember 31, 1822(1822-12-31) (aged 55)
Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
Spouse
Mindwell Pease
(m. 1790)
Children3, including Francis
EducationYale University (BA)
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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.[1]

  1. ^ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century cyclopedia of names ... ed. by Benjamin E. Smith. Century Company. 1903. p. 454.

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