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About Gideon Granger, 4th Postmaster General
Gideon Granger Jr.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9061/gideon-granger
Granger was the fourth Postmaster General of the United States in the Jefferson Administration. This position he held for 13 years, 8 under Jefferson, and 5 during the James Madison Administration. He was one of the eight original purchasers of the Western Reserve.
Like his father, he was educated at Yale College. The Rev Ebenezer Gay, Jr., supervised his preparation for college. And he graduated from Yale in 1787. He then entered the practice of law, at one time operated a law school in Suffield, Connecticut, and then became active in politics.
In 1792 he was elected to the Connecticut State Legislature to represent Suffield. He held the position until he left to go to Washington, D.C. as President Jefferson's Postmaster General. He continued to maintain his home in Suffield. The gossips enjoyed a clacking satisfaction when it was revealed that he sired a "Wood Colt" by a young New Haven Girl. After Washington he moved into New York state, and settled in Canandaigua, where he was a large property owner.
NOTE: One of Kentucky's largest landowners, Gideon Grainger (or Granger), a New Yorker, held 64,000 acres in the region around Bardstown and Glasgow, an area nicknamed "Granger's Great Tract." Divided into three sections, this ledger records the sale of his lands by Gideon's heirs. It has a detailed accounting of the "List of Lands belonging to the Heirs of Gideon Granger, remaining unsold in Hardin, Hart & Larue Co's. Kentucky" totaling some 35,078 acres. An accompanying notation reads: "All the above Land in Kentucky belongs to John A. Granger and was Deeded to him on the 22nd January 1845 by Mindwell P. Granger & Francis Granger Executors & Trustees of the Estate of Gideon Granger, deceased, which Deed is duly recorded in Hardin, Hart & Larue Counties, Kentucky. and is in the hands of George T. Wood Esq. my agent at Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky." John A. Granger. The second section of ledger is titled: "List of Squatters in John A. Granger's land all but two seen and visited by him in May 1844 & April 1845." Each squatter is listed by name and respective parcel with various notations such as "Old Road on the east Line - boundary disputed," "On the Nashville Turnpike," "Superior Land," "On the Litchfield Road," etc. A number of squatters purchased land, transactions likely prompted by Granger's site visits. The third section contains a "List of Land sold by George T. Wood, agent for General John Albert Granger," comprising numerous names and various notations. Fourth and final section is titled: "George T. Wood, agent at Munfordville Kentucky. in a/c with John A. Granger." T
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Gideon Granger (July 19, 1767 – December 31, 1822) was an early American politician and lawyer. He was the father of Francis Granger.
Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Granger attended and graduated from Yale University and became a lawyer. He was considered a brilliant political essayist. Using the pseudonyms Algernon Sydney and Epaminondas many of his writings, defending Jeffersonian principles, were published in many pamphlets.
He was a member of the Connecticut General Assembly and ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 1798. A staunch supporter of Thomas Jefferson's, Granger was appointed to his cabinet at the start of his term in 1801 as Postmaster General. He served in this post until 1814 when Jefferson's successor, James Madison, replaced him. He is the longest serving Postmaster General as of 2007.
After leaving Washington, D.C., Granger settled in Canandaigua, New York where he built a homestead that would be "unrivaled in all the nation" from which he could administer the many land tracts he had acquired further to the west which today it is a museum. He became a member of the New York Senate and continued to be influential in politics and law including being a key figure in the Erie Canal project.
Ill health forced him to retire early in 1821 and he died the next year on December 31, 1822. He was interned in Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Granger
Gideon Granger (July 19, 1767 – December 31, 1822) was an early American politician and lawyer. He was the father of Francis Granger.
Born in Suffield, Connecticut, Granger attended and graduated from Yale University and became a lawyer. He was considered a brilliant political essayist. Using the pseudonyms Algernon Sydney and Epaminondas many of his writings, defending Jeffersonian principles, were published in many pamphlets.
He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives and ran unsuccessfully for the United States Congress in 1798. A staunch supporter of Thomas Jefferson's, Granger was appointed as Postmaster General at the start of his term in 1801. He served in this post until 1814 when Jefferson's successor, James Madison, replaced him. He is the longest serving Postmaster General as of 2007.
After leaving Washington, D.C., Granger settled in Canandaigua, New York, where he built a homestead that would be "unrivaled in all the nation" from which he could administer the many land tracts he had acquired further to the west which today it is a museum. He became a member of the New York Senate and continued to be influential in politics and law including being a key figure in the Erie Canal project.
Ill health forced him to retire early in 1821 and he died the next year on December 31, 1822. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in Canandaigua.
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Gideon Granger, 4th Postmaster General's Timeline
| 1767 |
July 19, 1767
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Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
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| 1790 |
November 22, 1790
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Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1792 |
December 1, 1792
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Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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| 1795 |
September 11, 1795
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Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
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