William Cary Sanger, Sr. (May 21, 1853 – December 6, 1921) was an American politician who served as the

United States Assistant Secretary of War The United States Assistant Secretary of War was the second–ranking official within the American Department of War from 1861 to 1867, from 1882 to 1883, and from 1890 to 1940. According to thMilitary Laws of the United States "The act of August 5 ...

from 1901 to 1903.

Biography

He was born on May 21, 1853 in

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to Henry Sanger (1823-1888) and Mary E. Requa (1835-1910). He attended

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and then

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, where he graduated with an

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in 1874. He received an

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from

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in 1878. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1895 to 1897. He married Mary Ethel Cleveland Dodge (1869-1952). He was the

from 1901 to 1903. He received an

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from

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in 1902. He was president of the American delegation to the

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of 1906. From 1911 to 1913 he served on the New York State Hospital Commission. He died on December 6, 1921 in Brooklyn. He was buried in

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. His widow died in 1952.

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