Abraham P. Grant Explained

Abraham P. Grant
State:New York
Term Start:March 4, 1837
Term End:March 3, 1839
Predecessor:Joel Turrill
Successor:John G. Floyd
Birth Name:Abraham Phineas Grant
Birth Date:5 April 1804
Birth Place:New Lebanon, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Oswego, New York, U.S.
Resting Place:Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Hamilton College
Profession:Politician, lawyer

Abraham Phineas Grant (April 5, 1804 – December 11, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1839.

Biography

Born in New Lebanon, New York, Grant attended the public schools and graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He then studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1828. He commenced practice in Oswego, New York, and served as district attorney of Oswego County in 1835.

Congress

Grant was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He resumed the practice of law.

Death

He died in Oswego, New York, December 11, 1871. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.