William Grason
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| 25th Governor of Maryland | |
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In office January 7, 1839 – January 3, 1842 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Veazey |
| Succeeded by | Francis Thomas |
| Member of the Maryland State Senate | |
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In office 1852–1853 |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1828–1829 |
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In office 1837 |
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March 11, 1788 Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 1868 (aged 80) Queen Anne's County, Maryland, U.S |
William Grason (March 11, 1788 – July 2, 1868) served as the 25th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1839 to 1842. Grason also served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1828 to 1829, and as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1852 until 1853. He was the first Governor of Maryland directly elected by the general electorate and the first elected governor from the Eastern Shore of Maryland due to a system that rotated the governorship by requiring the governor come from one of three regions in sequence.
William Grason is believed to have been born at 'Eagle’s Nest' on the Wye River in 1786, was probably born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. His tombstone records his date of birth as March 11, 1788. The names of both of his parents are unknown, but he is believed to be the son of Richard Grason, a farmer, also known as 'Commodore Grason.' In March 1801, he was admitted to St. John's College, but he did not graduate. He entered the United States Navy as a midshipman, but his naval career seems to have been only of short duration. On October 12, 1813, Grason married Susan Orrick Sulivane. They resided at the bride's father's residence later known as the Edmondson House a.k.a. “Liberty Hall” from their marriage in 1812 until their removal to the future governor’s original home county of Queen Anne in or after 1814.
He was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1828 and re-elected the following year. In 1831, he was chosen as a senatorial elector from the Eastern Shore. In 1833, he was considered as a candidate for the nomination as congressman, but Richard B. Carmichael was instead nominated and elected. In 1835, Grason made his second attempt to secure a seat in Congress, but in the general election he was defeated by James A. Pearce, the Whig candidate. In 1837, Grason was re-elected to the Maryland House of Delegates.
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