Walter Quintin Gresham was an American statesman and jurist. He served as United States Postmaster General, as a judge on the United States Courts of Appeals, was a two-time candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and was Secretary of State, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was also an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was born near Lanesville, Indiana, to William Gresham and his wife Sarah Davis. William had been elected a Colonel in the militia of Indiana. He was a member of the Whig Party and was elected Sheriff of Harrison County, Indiana. On... January 26, 1834, William was fatally stabbed while assisting in the arrest of Levi Sipes, a so-called "desperado". His paternal grandparents were George Gresham and Mary Pennington. George was born in Virginia but latter settled in Kentucky. He moved to Indiana in 1809. Mary was the only sister of Dennis Pennington, speaker of the first Indiana Senate. George was a son of Lawrence Gresham. Lawrence was born in England but moved to the Colony of Virginia in 1759. He initially served as an indentured servant of an uncle.
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| Birthdate: | March 17, 1832 |
| Birthplace: | Lanesville, Indiana |
| Date of death: | May 28, 1895 |
| Religion: | Methodism |
| Also known as: | Walter Gresham, Judge Walter Q. Gresham |