John W. Grabiel

John Willington Grabiel
John Willington Grabiel
Born	March 17, 1867; Rushsylvania, Logan County; Ohio, USA
Died	April 13, 1928 (aged 61); Fayetteville; Washington County, Arkansas
Alma mater	Ohio Northern University; Findlay College; Ohio State University
Occupation(s)	Lawyer; nominee, 1922 and 1924
Spouse(s)	(1) Laura Hartman Grabiel (married 1892-1908, her death); (2) Edith Houck Grabiel (married 1912-1928, his death)
Children	All from first marriage:; Florence R. Ellis; Ruth R. Grabiel; John Kent Grabiel; Richard H. Grabiel

John Willington Grabiel (March 17, 1867 – April 13, 1928) was an

gubernatorial

nominee in 1922 and 1924.

Early life

Grabiel was one of nine children born to John Grabiel (1815-1900), a farmer, and the Sarah Downs Tharp (1834-1913) in the village of

Presbyterians. The Tharps were a Virginia family too and were related to the Zanes, among the early pioneers of Ohio.^[1]

Educated in the

liberal arts curriculum at the private Ohio Northern University in Ada in Hardin County, took a special course at the newly opened Findlay College in Findlay, Ohio, and completed a law course at Ohio State University in the capital city of Columbus

. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1900 and practiced in Bowling Green, Ohio, until 1912, when he relocated to Fayetteville, Arkansas and started practicing law^[1]

Marriage and family

In 1892, Grabiel married the former Laura M. Hartman (1870-1908) of Findlay, Ohio. The couple had four children, Florence R. Ellis (1895-1965), Ruth R. Grabiel (1897-1984), John Kent Grabiel (1900-1970), and Richard H. Grabiel (born 1904). In 1912, four years after Laura's death, Grabiel wed the former Edith Houck (1881-1940) of

New York.^[1]

Civic and political affairs

Active in civic affairs while practicing law in Fayetteville, Grabiel was a member of the

Chamber of Commerce. In 1917, he spoke before civic groups on behalf of the U.S. entry into what became World War I.^[1]

In 1922 and 1924, Grabiel, a lifelong Republican,

Thomas Chipman McRae, who received 99,987 votes (78.1 percent).^[2]

In the

Tom J. Terral. The tabulation was 99,598 votes (79.8 percent) for Terral to 25,152 (20.2 percent) for Grabiel.^[3]

Grabiel died in Fayetteville in 1928 at the age of sixty-one. His party did not win the governorship again for another thirty-eight years, with the victory of Winthrop Rockefeller, a native New Yorker, over the Conservative Democrat James D. Johnson. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Herndon, Dallas (1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". Retrieved November 6, 2022.
^ Arkansas Secretary of State, 1922 election returns
^ Arkansas Secretary of State, October 1924 election returns

Party political offices
Preceded by Wallace Townsend	Governor of Arkansas John Willington Grabiel 1922, 1924	Succeeded by Drew Bowers

[history-1] Herndon, Dallas (1922). "Centennial History of Arkansas". Retrieved November 6, 2022.

[2] Arkansas Secretary of State, 1922 election returns

[3] Arkansas Secretary of State, October 1924 election returns

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