Daniel L. D. Granger
| Daniel L. D. Granger | |
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| 21st Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island | |
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In office January 1901 – January 1903 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Baker |
| Succeeded by | Augustus S. Miller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1903 – February 14, 1909 |
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| Preceded by | Melville Bull |
| Succeeded by | William P. Sheffield, Jr. |
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May 30, 1852 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | February 14, 1909 (aged 56) Washington, D.C. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Daniel Larned Davis Granger (May 30, 1852 – February 14, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island.
Granger was born May 30, 1852 in Providence, Rhode Island, to Dr. James N. and Anna Brown Davis Granger. Granger attended public schools.
He was graduated from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, in 1874 and from the law department of Boston University in 1877. In 1902 Brown awarded Granger an A.M. (Master's) degree.
Granger never married. He lived at 328 Thayer Street.
Granger belonged to numerous organizations. He was a member of the Rhode Island Historical Society; president of the Churchman's Club of Rhode Island; vice president of the American Group of Inter-parliamentary Union for the Promotion of International Arbitration; treasurer of the Dorilton Corporation of New York; member of the Psi Upsilon; member of the University Club of Providence, and the Manhattan Club of New York.
He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island. He was reading clerk of the State house of representatives 1887-1890, and treasurer of Providence from January 1890 to January 1901.
He served as mayor of Providence in 1901 and 1902.
Granger was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, and Sixtieth Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1909.
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