Charles H. Grosvenor
Charles Henry Grosvenor | |
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Chairman of the House Republican Conference | |
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
Speaker | Thomas Brackett Reed |
Preceded by | Thomas J. Henderson |
Succeeded by | Joseph G. Cannon |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | George W. Geddes |
Succeeded by | Michael D. Harter |
Constituency | 14th district (1885–87) 15th district (1887–91) |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | |
Preceded by | John M. Pattison |
Succeeded by | Albert Douglas |
Constituency | 11th district |
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Athens district | |
In office January 5, 1874 – January 6, 1878 | |
Preceded by | Nelson H. Van Vorhes |
Succeeded by | Charles Townsend |
Personal details | |
Born | 18th Ohio Infantry | September 20, 1833
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Biography
Grosvenor was born in
During the Civil War, Grosvenor served in the
Following the war, Grosvenor held diverse township and village offices. He served as a member of the
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896 and 1900. Grosvenor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.
Grosvenor was elected to the Fifty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Fifty-fourth Congress), Committee on Mines and Mining (Fifty-fifth Congress), Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-sixth through Fifty-ninth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.
He resumed the practice of law in Athens. The combat veteran was appointed as chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission and served from 1910 until his death in Athens on October 30, 1917. He was interred in Union Street Cemetery.
Grosvenor married Samantha Stewart of Athens County, December 1, 1858. She died in 1866, leaving a daughter. He married Louise A. Currier, also of Athens County, May 21, 1867. She had two daughters.[5]
See also
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 747.
- ^ Smith 1898 : 307
- ^ Smith 1898 : 431-432
- ^ Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 357.
References
- Eicher, John H.; ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
- Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. 1. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. p. 952.
- United States Congress. "Charles H. Grosvenor (id: G000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-13
External links
- "Charles H. Grosvenor". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- 1904 Photo
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