GRANGER
GRANGER
covering the head of their leader, the opposition
l-eoeiving, from their abolition proclivity, the
name of " Wooley Heads." In 1850 the Whig
party on the meeting of their state convention
divided on the question of sustaining the admin-
istration of President Fillmore and the '" Silver
Greys " gave him their support, while Seward
and Weed opposed and carried the convention
seventy -six to forty. The administration party
bolted and calling Granger to the chair endorsed
Fillmore and compromise. He was a delegate to
the peace congress of 18G1 in Washington, by ap-
pointment of Governor Morgan. Afterward he
supported President Lincoln in putting down the
rebellion and assisted in raising troops in western
New York. He was married to Cornelia Eutson,
daughter of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer. He re-
ceived the degree of A.M. from Yale in 1831. He
died in Cauaiulaigua, N.Y., Aug. 28, 1868.
QRANQER, Gideon, statesman, was born in Suffield, Conn., July 19, 1767; son of Gideon Granger, who was graduated at Y^ale in 1760. and died in 1800. He was graduated at Yale college in 1787; studied law and practised in Connect! cut, 1790-1801. He was a representative in the state legislature and the father of the public school fund of Connecticut. In November, 1801, President Jefferson appointed him postmaster- general in his cabinet to succeed Joseph Habers- ham, resigned, and he was continued in that office by President Madison, resigning the office in March, 1814. He then settled in Canandaigua county, N.Y'., where he jiractised his profession. He was elected to the state senate, where he ably seconded De Witt Clinton in his eiTorts to organ- ize a system of canals for the internal improve- ment of the state. He resigned his seat in the state senate in 1821, by reason of failing health. He died in Canandaigua, N.Y., Dec. 31, 1822.
GRANGER, Gideon, lawyer, was born in Canandaigua, N.Y., Aug. 30, 1831; son of the Hon. Francis and Cornelia Rutson (Van Rensse- laer) Granger, and grandson of the Hon. Gideon Granger, statesman. He was graduated at Yale college, A.B., 1843, A.M., 1346; and was admitted to the bar in 1846. He practised law and man- aged many of the large estates of western New Y'ork in connection with his father. His sister was married first to John Eliot Thayer of Boston, Mass., and after the death of Mr. Thayer, to the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop. Gideon Granger died in Canandaigua, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1868.
GRANGER, Gordon, soldier, was born in New Y'ork in 1n23. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1845, and served as 2d lieu- tenant with brevets as lieutenant and captain in the war with Mexico, 1846-47. After the war he was on western frontier service, and in 1861 was assigned to the staff of General MoClellan at Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. On the formation of the 2d Mich-
igan cavalry he was made its colonel, and with
Ins regiment served under Gen. Nathaniel Lj-on,
and took part in the battles of Dug Spring and
Wilson's Creek, August, 1861. He was brevetted
major for gallantry at Wilson's Creek and on
March 26, 1862, was promoted brigadier general
of volunteers and in the siege of Corinth com-
manded the cavalry division of the army of Gen-
eral Halleck. He was made major-general of
volunteers. Sept. 17, 1862, and in the sjiring of
1863 was placed in command of the Army of Ken-
tucky. He opposed the advance of General For-
rest into the interior of Tennessee and commanded
a division of the army of General Rosecrans in
the Tennessee campaign, distinguishing himself
at the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19-20, 1863.
As commander of the 4th aniiy corjis, he was
prominent in the operations leading to and in-
cluding the battle of Missionary Ridge, Novem-
ber, 1863 On the reformation of the army April
10, 1864, he was granted a leave of absence and
in July, 1864, he was sent with a division to cap-
ture Fort Gaines, Ala., and on March 17, 1864, was
in command of the lOtli army corps in the opera-
tions that led to the capture of Spanish Fort and
the final evacuation of Mobile, April 12. 1865. His
liromotions in the regular army by brevet were :
lieutenant-colonel and colonel for services at
Chickamauga and Chattanooga; brigadier-gen-
eral for gallantry in the caiiture of Mobile, and
major-general for the capture of Fort Gaines and
Fort Morgan. After being mustered out of the
volunteer service, Jan. 15, 1866, he was promoted
colonel in the regular army, July 28, 1866, and
commanded the 25th U.S. infantry, and subse-
quently the loth infantry in the military district
of New Mexico, which district he commanded.
He died at Santa VO. Nil., Jan. 10, 1876.
QRANQER, Miles Tobey, representative, was bom in New Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 12, 1817; son of James L. and Abigail (Tobey) Granger; grandson of Phineas Granger, and a descendant of Lauiicelot Granger, who came to America from England prior to 1640, and died at Suffield. Conn., Sept. 3, 1689. Miles removed with his parents to Canaan, Conn., in 1819; was jjrepared for college at Amenia seminary, and was graduated at Wes- leyan university in 1843. He was a private tutor in West Feliciana Parish, La., 1843-45, and was admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1845, and to the Connecticut bar in 1847, practising in North Canaan, Conn., 1847-67. He was judge of pro- bate, 1849-65; served in the state legislature as representative, 1857, and as senator, 1866-67: was justice of the superior court of the state, 1867-75, and judge of the supreme court of errors, 1876-87. He resigned to take his seat in the 50th congress, having been elected as a Democrat. In 1893 he
