Granger was born in
New Marlboro, Massachusetts, Granger moved with his parents to
Canaan, Connecticut, in 1819. and he was
admitted to the bar of
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in April 1845. He returned to
Canaan, Connecticut, and was admitted to the bar in Litchfield County in October 1845 and practiced law in Canaan 1847-1867. After 1849, he was a Probate Judge, District of Canaan for fifteen of eighteen years. On October 21, 1846, he married Miss Sarah C. Ferguson of
Sheffield, Massachusetts. They had six children, Bertha I., Samuel F., Mary F., Josie, Kittie M., Carrie Tobey. Granger served as member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives in 1857, and in the
Connecticut Senate in 1866 and 1867. From 1867 to 1876, he was a judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut, and Granger was elected judge of the Supreme Court of Errors (now the
Supreme Court of Connecticut) in 1876 and served until March 1, 1887, when he resigned. Granger was elected to the
Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1888. Granger was elected State referee in 1893 and served until his death in
North Canaan, Connecticut, October 21, 1895, where he was interred in the Lower Cemetery. ==References==