Joseph Grinnell (politician)
Joseph Grinnell | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
In office December 7, 1843 – March 3, 1851 | |
Preceded by | Barker Burnell |
Succeeded by | Zeno Scudder |
Personal details | |
Born | New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | November 17, 1788
Died | February 7, 1885 New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | (aged 96)
Political party | Whig |
Spouse |
Sarah Russell (died 1865) |
Relations | Moses H. Grinnell (brother) Henry Grinnell (brother) |
Occupation | Merchant, banker, railroad executive |
Joseph Grinnell (November 17, 1788 – February 7, 1885) was a
Early life
Grinnell was born in
After completing preparatory studies he moved to New York City in 1809, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits.[1]
Career
In 1815, he aided in establishing the firm of Fish and Grinnell, which later became Grinnell, Minturn & Co.[3] His two younger brothers, Moses and Henry Grinnell, became members of the firm in 1825.[4] When Joseph retired in 1828, his place was taken by Robert B. Minturn.[5][6]
He served as president of the First National Bank of New Bedford in 1832, president of the
In 1840, he became a director of the Boston & Providence Railroad, the following year its president, resigning that position in 1846, but remaining a director until 1863. He also served as president of the Wamsutta Mills from 1847 until 1885.[1]
Public office
Grinnell was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Barker Burnell. He was reelected to the Twenty-ninth, Thirtieth, and Thirty-first Congresses and served from December 7, 1843, to March 3, 1851. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1850.[1] After serving in Congress, he resumed his former business activities.[1]
Personal life
Grinnell was married to Sarah Russell (1788–1862), the daughter of Abraham and Sarah (née Schumacher) Russell. Joseph lived in New Bedford for fifty-six years, often traveling to Europe.[5]
His niece and adopted daughter Cornelia Grinnell married the poet N.P. Willis.[5]
He died in New Bedford, Massachusetts, February 7, 1885 and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g "GRINNELL, Joseph - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Emery, William Morrell (1919). The Howland Heirs: Being the Story of a Family and a Fortune and the Inheritance of a Trust Established for Mrs. Hetty H. R. Green. E. Anthony and Sons, Incorporated. pp. 249-250. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Grinnell Family Papers in the New Bedford Whaling Museum". whalingmuseum.org. New Bedford Whaling Museum. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ Scoville, Joseph Alfred (1866). The Old Merchants of New York City. Carleton. p. 113. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Grinnell, Joseph". Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. 3. D. Appleton and Company. 1892. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ Hunt, Freeman (1846). Hunt's Merchants' Magazine. Freeman Hunt. p. 584. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ The Bank of America. New-York: DeVinne Press. 1887. p. 106. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
References
- United States Congress. "Joseph Grinnell (id: G000477)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1892). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.