Ambrose Arnold Ranney | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Walbridge A. Field |
Succeeded by | Leopold Morse |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1857 1863-1864 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Townshend, Vermont, U.S. | April 17, 1821
Died | March 5, 1899 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place |
Forest Hills Cemetery Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Signature | |
Ambrose Arnold Ranney (April 17, 1821 – March 5, 1899) was a Representative from Massachusetts.
Ambrose Arnold Ranney was born in Townshend, Vermont on April 17, 1821, a son of Waitstill R. Ranney and Phebe (Atwood) Ranney. [1] He graduated from Dartmouth College and studied law in Woodstock, Vermont in 1844. In 1848, he was admitted to the bar and practiced in Boston. [2]
Ranney was in the corporation counsel for the city from 1855 to 1857. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1857, 1863, and 1864 and served as a Republican in the Forty-seventh, Forty-eighth, and Forty-ninth Congresses (1881–1887). [2] Ranney supported women’s suffrage. [3] He failed reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress. He then resumed the practice of law until his death. [2]
Ranney died in Boston on March 5, 1899. Ranney was buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston. [2]