Abraham Phineas Grant (April 5, 1804 – December 11, 1871) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a

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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

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, and served as

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of Oswego County in 1835.

Congress

Grant was elected as a

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to the

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(March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). He resumed the practice of law.

Death

He died in

, December 11, 1871. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

References

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