GRANGER, GIDEON
\ɡɹˈe͡ɪnd͡ʒə], \ɡɹˈeɪndʒə], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_dʒ_ə]\
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(1767-1822), served in the Connecticut Legislature, and was one of the originators of the school fund. He was Postmaster-General of the United States from 1801 to 1814 in the Cabinets of Jefferson and Madison, and was a member of the New York Senate from 1819 to 1821, where he advocated an extensive system of internal improvements.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.