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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