Peter Grayson Washington Explained

Office:U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Term Start:March 14, 1853
Term End:March 12, 1857
Predecessor:William L. Hodge
Successor:Philip Clayton
Birth Date:31 August 1798
Birth Place:Virginia, US
Death Place:New York City, US

Peter Grayson Washington (August 31, 1798 – February 10, 1872) was an American official who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.

Early life

Washington was born in 1798 in Virginia. He was a son of Susan Monroe (Grayson) Washington (1770–1822) and Lund Washington (1767–1853), the postmaster of Washington, D.C.[1] After his mother's death in 1822, his father married Sarah Johnson, a daughter of Capt. John Johnson.

His father was named for his uncle, Lund Washington, who was the neighbor and distant cousin of President George Washington. His paternal grandparents were Robert Washington and Alice (Strother) Washington. His maternal grandparents were Mary Elizabeth (Wagener) Grayson and the Rev. Spence Monroe Grayson,[2] brother of U.S. Senator William Grayson (through their mother, they were cousins of James Monroe).[3]

Career

Washington began his career as a clerk in the United States Treasury.[4] He was later promoted to Chief Clerk of the Treasurer's Office, Chief Clerk of Sixth Auditor; First Assistant Postmaster General, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Secretary James Guthrie and Howell Cobb under Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan. He was a vice president of the Oldest Inhabitants' Association of New York City and was a member of the Washington National Monument Association.[5]

Personal life

In 1822, Washington was married to Margaret MacPherson (1786–1874), a daughter of Gen. William MacPherson and Margaret Stout MacPherson. Margaret's younger brother, Joseph Stout MacPherson, was married to Peter's younger sister, Mary Elizabeth Washington.[6] Together, they were the parents of:[7]

Washington died in New York City on February 10, 1872. His funeral was held in Washington at the Church of the Epiphany and conducted by the Rev. Dr. Starkey.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gouverneur . Marian Campbell . Gouverneur . Marian . As I Remember: Recollections of American Society During the Nineteenth Century . 1911 . D. Appleton . 286 . 23 December 2021 . en.
  2. Book: Society . Seventy Six . Publications: Maryland Papers . 1857 . Seventy Six Society . 101 . 23 December 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Tyler . Lyon Gardiner . Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Under the Editorial Supervision of Lyon Gardiner Tyler . 1915 . Lewis historical publishing Company . 266, 286, 287, 883 . 23 December 2021 . en.
  4. News: WASHINGTON.; Wholesale Decapitation-Peter G. Washington--List of the Dismissed, &c., &c. . 23 December 2021 . . 22 April 1853.
  5. News: Peter G. Washington . 23 December 2021 . Public Ledger . 23 February 1872 . 1.
  6. Book: Browning . Charles Henry . Magna Charta Barons and Their Descendants . 2002 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-0056-6 . 306 . 23 December 2021 . en.
  7. Book: Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine . Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine . 1981 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 978-0-8063-0947-7 . 107–110 . 23 December 2021 . en.
  8. News: LETTER FROM WASHINGTON . 23 December 2021 . . 14 February 1872 . 4.