Daniel L. D. Granger Explained

Daniel L. D. Granger
Order:21st
Office:Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Term Start:January 1901
Term End:January 1903
Predecessor:William C. Baker
Successor:Augustus S. Miller
Birth Date:30 May 1852
Birth Place:Providence, Rhode Island
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Resting Place:Swan Point Cemetery
Death Cause:Heart failure
Occupation:Lawyer
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:Brown University
State2:Rhode Island
District2:1st
Term Start2:March 4, 1903
Term End2:February 14, 1909
Predecessor2:Melville Bull
Successor2:William P. Sheffield, Jr.

Daniel Larned Davis Granger (May 30, 1852 – February 14, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.

Early and personal life

Granger was born May 30, 1852, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Dr. James N. and Anna Brown Davis Granger. Granger attended public schools.

He was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1874 and from the law department of Boston University in 1877. In 1902 Brown awarded Granger an A.M. (Master's) degree.

Granger never married. He lived at 328 Thayer Street.

Granger belonged to numerous organizations. He was a member of the Rhode Island Historical Society; president of the Churchman's Club of Rhode Island; vice president of the American Group of Inter-parliamentary Union for the Promotion of International Arbitration; treasurer of the Dorilton Corporation of New York; member of the Psi Upsilon; member of the University Club of Providence, and the Manhattan Club of New York.

Law career

He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island. He was reading clerk of the State house of representatives 1887–1890, and treasurer of Providence from January 1890 to January 1901.

Political career

He served as mayor of Providence in 1901 and 1902.

Granger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1909.

Death and burial

Granger took sick in November 1908 in Albany. He was moved to New York City and then Washington, DC. By January 2, his condition became serious, and he died in Washington at 7:15 pm on February 14. The cause was heart failure. His funeral took place in Providence, and he was interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]

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  1. Book: Spencer, Thomas E.. Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. 1998. Genealogical Publishing Com. 296. 9780806348230.