About William Cary Sanger
Lived 1853 – 1921 (aged 68). William Cary Sanger was an American lawyer and politician.
William Cary Sanger Sr. (May 21, 1853 – December 6, 1921) was an American politician who served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1901 to 1903.
He was a member of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, and served as its eleventh and thirteenth Governor General, first from 1914 to 1916, and again after the death of his first successor from 1916 to 1917.
He died on December 6, 1921, in Brooklyn. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery. His widow died in 1952.
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American politician
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William Cary Sanger was born on 21 May 1853 in Brooklyn.
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William Cary Sanger died on 6 December 1921 in Brooklyn.
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William Cary Sanger was a lawyer and politician.
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