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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | James Albert Gary |
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, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
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October 22, 1833
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| Died | October 31, 1920
(87 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Resembling a businessman more than a politician, James Albert Gary struck an imposing figure. Born in Connecticut, Gary was a lifelong Republican. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1870, but he stayed in the political arena by serving, for twenty-four years, as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Gary also ran unsuccessfully in 1880 for the governorship of Maryland, a heavily Democratic state at the time.
Following William McKinley's election as President in 1896, Gary accepted an offer to become postmaster general. Nominated and confirmed on the same day -- March 5, 1897 -- Gary would serve for just over a year. He resigned his post on April 18, 1898, due to both health reasons and opposition to impending hostilities with Spain. Gary's tenure as postmaster general was unremarkable, remembered best for a 1897 proposal to create a postal savings system.
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