Gideon Granger | |
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7th United States Postmaster General | |
In office November 28, 1801 – March 17, 1814 | |
President | Thomas Jefferson James Madison |
Preceded by | Joseph Habersham |
Succeeded by | Return J. Meigs, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Suffield, Connecticut, British America | July 19, 1767
Died | December 31, 1822 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. | (aged 55)
Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Spouse |
Mindwell Pease (m. 1790) |
Children | 3, including Francis |
Education | Yale 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]