William Grason, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Grason
American politician
Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1788
Place of Birth: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States
Date of Death: 02-Jul-1868
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William Grason
- 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.
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