William Grason

William Grason
25th Governor of Maryland
In office
January 7, 1839 – January 3, 1842
Preceded byThomas Veazey
Succeeded byFrancis 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(1788-03-11)March 11, 1788
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1868(1868-07-02) (aged 80)
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S
Political partyDemocratic
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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]

  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".]