William Cary Sanger

William Cary Sanger, Sr. (May 21, 1853 – December 6, 1921) was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1901 to 1903.[1]

Biography

He was born on May 21, 1853 in Brooklyn, New York City to Henry Sanger (1823-1888) and Mary E. Requa (1835-1910). He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic and then Harvard College, where he graduated with an A.B. in 1874. He received an LL.B. from Columbia University in 1878. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1895 to 1897.[1] He married Mary Ethel Cleveland Dodge (1869-1952).[1]

He was the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1901 to 1903.[1]

He received an LL.D. from Hamilton College in 1902. He was president of the American delegation to the Geneva Conventions of 1906.[1]

From 1911 to 1913 he served on the New York State Hospital Commission.[1][2]

He died on December 6, 1921 in Brooklyn, New York City.[1] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery. His widow died in 1952.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Col. Wm. C. Sanger Dies of Pneumonia. Former Assistant Secretary of War Was Long Prominent in New York National Guard" (PDF). New York Times. December 7, 1921. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  2. "Col. Sanger Resigns Office. Leaves State Hospital Commission on Account of His Health" (PDF). New York Times. January 4, 1913. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  3. "Mrs. William C. Sanger". New York Times. May 14, 1952. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Silas T. Ives		 New York State Assembly
Oneida County
1895-1897		 Succeeded by
Joseph Porter
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