William Grason | |
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| 25th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 7, 1839 – January 3, 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Veazey |
| Succeeded by | Francis Thomas |
| Member of the Maryland State Senate | |
| In office 1852–1853 | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1828–1829 | |
| In office 1837 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 11, 1788 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1868 (aged 80) Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
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William Grason (March 11, 1788 – July 2, 1868) served as the 25th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1839 to 1842. Grason also served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1828 to 1829, and as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1852 until 1853. He was the first Governor of Maryland directly elected by the general electorate and the first elected governor from the Eastern Shore of Maryland due to a system that rotated the governorship by requiring the governor come from one of three regions in sequence.[1]
- ^ [see Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978, Sobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds., Vol. 2, Westport, Conn.; Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols. See also the Maryland Manual for general information "Archives of Maryland Historical List, House of Delegates, 1790–1990".]