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Abraham P. Grant
Abraham Phineas Grant (April 5, 1804 – December 11, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, 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, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. He then studied law, and was Admission to the bar in the United States, 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 Democratic Party (United States), Democrat to the 25th United States Congress, 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 (Oswego, New York), Riverside Cemetery. References 1804 births 1871 deaths People from Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (state)
New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. state by area. With 20.2 million people, it is the fourth-most-populous state in the United States as of 2021, with approximately 44% living in New York City, including 25% of the state's population within Brooklyn and Queens, and another 15% on the remainder of Long Island, the most populous island in the United States. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east; it has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. New York City (NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and around two-thirds of the state's popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
