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Walter Quintin Gresham (March 17, 1832 – May 28, 1895) was an American attorney, jurist, statesman, and politician who served in the cabinets of presidents Chester A. Arthur and Grover Cleveland. Gresham was the 31st postmaster general of the United States under Arthur from 1883 to 1884 and briefly the 35th U.S. secretary of the ...
May 24, 2024 · Walter Quintin Gresham was a leading Republican politician after the American Civil War who abandoned his party to serve as U.S. secretary of state (1893–95) under the Democratic administration of President Grover Cleveland.
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Walter Quintin Gresham, 33rd Secretary of State. Rise to Prominence. Gresham was born in Harrison County, Indiana, on March 17, 1832. He attended Indiana State University, subsequently studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1854. He entered politics and won a seat in the State legislature as a Republican in 1860.
Learn about Walter Q. Gresham, who served as Secretary of the Treasury for two months in 1884 under President Arthur. He advocated for reducing the surplus and keeping sound money in the Treasury.
Walter Gresham was born in Harrison County, Indiana, in 1832. He received some higher education at Corydon Seminary and at the University of Indiana and was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1854. During the Civil War, Gresham raised a company of volunteers in Corydon.
Nov 11, 2016 · One such person is Walter Q. Gresham. Gresham, an Indiana native, was born in 1833. He attended Indiana University Prep for a year and then became a student of law. By 1854, he had been admitted to the Bar and was on his way to an illustrious career.
Walter Quintin Gresham. U.S. judge and Secretary of State. (Mar. 17, 1832-May 28, 1895). A native of Harrison County, Indiana, Gresham attended Indiana University one year before reading law. Admitted to the bar in 1854, he practiced at Corydon and took a leading part in the local Republican Party.
