Ambrose Ranney
Ambrose Arnold Ranney | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Walbridge A. Field |
Succeeded by | Leopold Morse |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1857 1863-1864 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1821-04-17)April 17, 1821 Townshend, Vermont, U.S. |
Died | March 5, 1899(1899-03-05) (aged 77) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Hills Cemetery Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Ambrose Arnold Ranney (April 17, 1821 – March 5, 1899) was a Representative from Massachusetts.
Early life
Ambrose Arnold Ranney was born in Townshend, Vermont on April 17, 1821, a son of Waitstill R. Ranney and Phebe (Atwood) Ranney.[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstock, Vermont in 1844. In 1848, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston.[2]
Career
Ranney was in the corporation counsel for the city from 1855 to 1857. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1857, 1863, and 1864 and served as a Republican in the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (1881–1887).[2] Ranney supported women’s suffrage.[3] He failed reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. He then resumed the practice of law until his death.[2]
Personal life
Ranney died in Boston on March 5, 1899. Ranney was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston.[2]
References
- ^ Adams, Charles Collard (1908). Middletown Upper Houses: A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800. New York, NY: The Grafton Press. pp. 250–254 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d "Biography, Ambrose Ranney". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Woman suffrage : views of the minority. [Washington : Government Printing Office, 1886?] 3 p. ; 23 cm. JK1881 .N357 sec. I, no. 99, #7
External links
- United States Congress. "Ambrose Ranney (id: R000058)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Rand, John C., ed. (1890). "Ranney, Ambrose A." . One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89. Boston: First National Publishing Company. pp. 500–501.
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1887 | Succeeded by |
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