Francis Granger

Francis Granger
10th United States Postmaster General
In office
March 6, 1841 – September 18, 1841
PresidentWilliam Henry Harrison
John Tyler
Preceded byJohn Milton Niles
Succeeded byCharles A. Wickliffe
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 26th district
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJohn Dickson
Succeeded byMark H. Sibley
In office
March 4, 1839 – March 5, 1841
Preceded byMark H. Sibley
Succeeded byJohn Greig
In office
November 27, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byJohn Greig
Succeeded byAmasa Dana
Personal details
Born(1792-12-01)December 1, 1792
Suffield, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 1868(1868-08-31) (aged 75)
Canandaigua, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (before 1828)
National Republican (1828–1834)
Whig (1834–1860)
Constitutional Union (1860-1861)
SpouseCornelia Rutsen Van Rensselaer
Children2
RelativesGideon Granger (Father)
Amos Granger (Cousin)
Robert Charles Winthrop (son-in-law)
ResidenceFrancis Granger House
EducationYale University (BA)

Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868)[1] was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York, in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and national Whig Party, particularly in its moderate-conservative faction. He served as a Whig vice presidential nominee on the party's multi-candidate 1836 ticket and, in that role, became the only person to ever lose a contingent election for the vice presidency in the U.S. Senate.[2] He also served briefly in 1841 as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of William Henry Harrison. In 1856, he became the final Whig Party chairman before the party's collapse, after which he joined the Constitutional Union Party.

  1. ^ Freehling, William. "Francis Granger (1841): Postmaster General". American President: An Online Reference Resource. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  2. ^ "GRANGER, Francis - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 5 May 2018.