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24-495: Edward S. Martin was born in 1856 on his grand-uncle Enos T. Throop 's estate "Willowbrook" near Auburn, New York . His mother, Cornelia Williams Martin , was a prominent social activist in Auburn. The youngest son in his parents' large and socially prominent family, Edward S. Martin completed his secondary education in 1872 at Phillips Academy and in 1877 graduated with a bachelor's degree from Harvard University , where in 1876 he

48-521: A contingent election , the only contingent vice presidential election by the Senate in history, under the Twelfth Amendment with the U.S. Senate deciding between the top two vote-getters Johnson and Granger. As the 25th Congress consisted of 35 Democrats and 17 Whigs, Granger could not hope to be elected and was defeated by Johnson 33–16. In the general election of the same year, Granger

72-413: A Whig vice presidential nominee on the party's multi-candidate 1836 ticket and, in that role, became the only person to ever lose a contingent election for the vice presidency in the U.S. Senate. He also served briefly in 1841 as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of William Henry Harrison . In 1856, he became the final Whig Party chairman before the party's collapse, after which he joined

96-708: A few years later again returning to his residence near Auburn. He died on his estate of Willowbrook, near Auburn, on November 1, 1874, aged 90. He was buried in the churchyard of St. Peter's Episcopal Church (now Sts. Peter and St. John Church) in Auburn. There is a memorial to him at the Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York) ( see image on this page ) that states in Latin, integer vitae scelerisque purus , which means "upright of life and free from wickedness." The Town of Throop, New York in Cayuga County

120-528: A month in office. In 1841, Granger was appointed Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President William Henry Harrison and served from March 6 to September 18, 1841, the day when almost all Whig Cabinet members left the government of new President John Tyler on the instruction of their party leader Henry Clay . Following that event, he was again elected to the Congress in a special election to fill

144-462: A third term. The French observer of America Alexis de Tocqueville visited Throop on his farm near Auburn and was amazed to find that the governor engaged in farming half the year to supplement his small salary. In 1833 he was appointed by President Jackson naval officer at the Port of New York , which office he held until February 6, 1838, when President Van Buren appointed him Chargé d'affaires of

168-661: Is named after him. Throop Avenue in Brooklyn (Kings County) and Throop Avenue in the Bronx are named after him. Francis Granger Francis Granger (December 1, 1792 – August 31, 1868) was an American politician who represented Ontario County, New York , in the United States House of Representatives for three non-consecutive terms. He was a leading figure in the state and national Whig Party , particularly in its moderate-conservative faction. He served as

192-748: The Constitutional Union Party . Granger was born in Suffield, Connecticut , on December 1, 1792. Granger was born into a prominent political family, with his father, Gideon Granger , serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives before being appointed by Thomas Jefferson as the longest serving Postmaster General in United States history. His mother was Mindwell ( née Pease) Granger (1770–1860) and his first cousin, Amos Phelps Granger , also served two terms in

216-611: The National Republican Party. He was then elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the 24th Congress serving from March 4, 1835, to March 3, 1837. In 1836 , the Whig Party was unable to settle on one set of candidates for its presidential ticket. Granger was a regional vice presidential nominee for the northern and border states on the same ticket as William Henry Harrison , though in Massachusetts he

240-690: The United States House of Representatives. Granger pursued classical studies at and graduated from Yale College in 1811. He then moved with his father to Canandaigua, New York , in 1814, where he studied law , was admitted to the bar in 1816 and commenced practice . Granger started his own political career as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1826 to 1828 and from 1830 to 1832. He ran unsuccessful campaigns for Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1828, and for Governor of New York in both 1830 and 1832 with

264-680: The United States to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . On this post he remained until January 12, 1842. After spending two years in Paris, he returned to the United States, and resided upon an estate on the banks of Owasco Lake near Auburn. In 1847 he moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan , where he purchased a farm of 800 acres (3.2 km ), and became noted among agriculturists. Advancing years compelled him to give up farming, and in 1857 he returned to his former home, removing in 1868 to New York City, but

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288-686: The collapse of the Whig Party in the state in 1855. Chairman of the Whig National Executive Committee from 1856 to 1860, Granger joined in the call for the convention of the Constitutional Union Party that was held in May 1860. He was then a member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C. , in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war . He married Cornelia Rutsen Van Rensselaer (1798–1823),

312-577: The daughter of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer and Sybella Adeline (née Kane) Van Rensselaer. She was also the granddaughter of Brigadier General Robert Van Rensselaer , who was a member of the New York Provincial Congress from 1775 to 1777 and later a member of the New York State Assembly in the 1st , 2nd and 4th New York State Legislatures . The Grangers' home at Canandaigua from 1817 to 1827, now known as

336-495: The marriage were alive. Martin's sister Emily Norwood Martin Upton (1846–1870) married military strategist General Emory Upton (1839–1881) in 1868, but died of consumption two years later. Enos T. Throop Enos Thompson Throop ( / ˈ θ r uː p / THROOP ; August 21, 1784 – November 1, 1874) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who was the tenth governor of New York from 1829 to 1832. Throop

360-588: The office of governor on March 12, 1829. He was re-elected governor in 1830, defeating again Francis Granger , who had been the contender for the lieutenant-governorship at the previous election. At this time the construction of the Chenango Canal became one of the chief questions of state policy. He opposed the plan, raising such a vehement opposition to him in the localities through which the proposed canal would pass, that in 1832 he declined to seek

384-539: The vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative John Greig . He served from November 27, 1841, to March 3, 1843, and was not a candidate for reelection in 1842 . A supporter of the Compromise of 1850 , Granger led the pro- Fillmore group which became known as the Silver Gray Whigs after Granger's own silver hair. This faction would remain in conflict with the anti-Compromise Sewardites until

408-562: Was admitted to the bar in 1806, and began to practice law in Auburn, New York . He joined the Democratic-Republican Party , and was appointed postmaster of the village, and in 1811 county clerk of Cayuga County . In 1814, he married Evelina Vredenburgh, who died in 1834; she was the daughter of William Vredenburgh, an early landholder and investor in the area. None of their children survived infancy. The same year he

432-597: Was also running as a Whig candidate for election to the 25th Congress , but failed in that bid as well. He was re-elected to Congress as a Whig to the 26th and 27th Congresses serving from March 4, 1839, to March 5, 1841. Harrison would win the presidency four years later in 1840 but Granger was not again his running mate and was instead replaced by John Tyler. If Granger had been reselected as Harrison's running mate in 1840, Granger as vice president would have become president when President Harrison died in April 1841 after

456-575: Was born in Johnstown, New York on August 21, 1784, the eldest child of George Bliss Throop and Abiah Thompson. He studied law in Albany with attorney George Metcalfe, where he became friendly with his fellow student Martin Van Buren . His nephew and namesake, Enos Thompson Throop Martin, married Cornelia Williams Martin , a prominent philanthropist and social activist in Auburn, New York. Throop

480-468: Was elected to the 14th United States Congress as a supporter of the war measures of the administration. He took part in the debates upon the measures to which the close of the war and the prostration of public and private credit gave rise. He also supported and voted for the act changing the compensation of congressmen from six dollars a day to $ 1,800 per annum, a course which temporarily clouded his political fortunes. Popular dissatisfaction with his actions

504-399: Was expected that Andrew Jackson would be elected president at the same election, in which event Van Buren would be made secretary of state and would, if his appointment were confirmed, have to resign the office of governor and the leadership of the party, and with Throop as his lieutenant would keep both offices in the hands of a friend. These expectations were fulfilled, and Throop succeeded to

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528-525: Was on the Whig ticket headed by Daniel Webster . Though Democrat Martin Van Buren secured enough votes in the Electoral College to win the presidency, Virginia's 23 electors refused to vote for his running mate Richard M. Johnson , who had then lacked only one vote. As a result, votes were split among Johnson, Granger, John Tyler and William Smith with none getting the majority. This triggered

552-645: Was one of the founders of the Harvard Lampoon . In 1883 he became the first literary editor of Life Magazine ; from 1887 to 1933 he was the chief editorial writer for Life Magazine . From 1920 to 1935 he wrote the column "Easy Chair" for Harper's Magazine . In 1884 he was admitted to the bar at Rochester, New York . From 1885 to 1893 he was Assistant Editor for the Rochester Union and Advertiser . In 1896 he moved with his family to New York City. In 1886, he married and in 1907 three children from

576-601: Was such that he was defeated at the congressional elections of April 1816 , and resigned his seat on June 4, 1816. In April 1823, he was appointed Judge of the Seventh Circuit and remained on the bench until 1828 when he resigned. In 1828, he joined his friend Martin Van Buren's ticket for the gubernatorial election as the Democratic-Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, a step that rendered it necessary for him to resign his judicial office. It

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