Amos P. Granger

Amos Phelps Granger (June 3, 1789 – August 20, 1866) was a U.S. Representative from New York, cousin of Francis Granger. Granger served as a captain in the War of 1812.

Early life Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut on June 3, 1789. He was the youngest of four children born to Dr. Amos Granger (1748–1811) and Ann Phelps (1753–1806).

Career In 1811, he moved to Manlius, New York, where he was president of the town for several years. He served as captain in the War of 1812 at Sackets Harbor and on the Canada–US border. He served as trustee of the city of Syracuse from 1825 to 1830, during which time he delivered the address of welcome to General Lafayette when he visited Syracuse in 1825. He served as delegate to the Whig National Convention in 1852. and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1858 and retired from active business pursuits.

He was paralysed by a stroke in about 1860, and died after a bout of dysentery in Syracuse, New York, on August 20, 1866. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.