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tion (3 vols., 1847); Curiosities of American Liter- ature (1847); Female Poets of America (1848); Sacred Poets of Enylaiul and America (1849); The Eepublican Court (1855). He also brought out the first edition of Milton"s prose works in America and as tUe literary executor of Edgar Allan Poe, he published in 1850 three volumes of that poet's essays and poems with a biographical sketch. He was twice married: first to Catherine Searles who died in 1843, and secondly, Aug. 30, 1845. to Charlotte Myers of Charleston. S.C. He died in New York city, Aug. 27, 1S57. QRISWOLD, Stanley, senator, was born in ' TorringforJ, Conn., Nov. 14, 1763. He was brought up on a farm, attended a district school, and was graduated from Yale in 1786. He taught school for a while, then studied theology, and on Jan. 20, 1790, became associate pastor of a Con- gregational church at New Milford, Conn. In 1797 he was charged with preaching contrary to the established doctrines of the church and was expelled from the association. He was, how- ever, supported by his congregation and remained at New Milford till 1803. In 1801 he preached at a Democratic jubilee in Wallingford, Conn., a sermon entitled "Overcome Evil with Good, " in wliich he gave voice to such liberal political opinions, for a Congregational clergj-man of that day, that it attracted wide attention. It was published in 1801 and in 1845 ran through a sec- ond edition. After resigning from New Milford he preaclied for a time at Greenfield, Mass., then gave up the niinistiy and edited a Democratic paper at Walpole, N. H., 1804-05. He was secretary and acting-governor of Michigan Territory, 1805- 06. He then removed to Ohio and served as a U.S. senator. 1809-10, having been appointed by Gov- ernor Huntington to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Tiffin. He was U.S. judge for lUiaois Territory, 1811-15. He died in Shawn iafciA-n, 111., Aug. 21, 1815.

QRISWOLD, Stephen Benham, librarian, was born at Vernon. N. Y., July 14, 1835; son of Mar- tin an 1 Hniiiah (S:nith) Griswold; and grand.son of Matthew and Sarah (McAlpiu) Griswold, and of Heman Smith. He attended the Vernon, N.Y., academy and was graduated from the Albany law school in 1830. He practised law in AUiany, 1861-67, in 186S was appointed law librarian of the New York state library, and in 1899 became a member of the fa cult}' of the Albany law school. He was married Nov. 8. 1S60, to Ange- line E. Corn well, and their son, Harry E. Gris- wold, was made assistant law librarian of the New York state library in 1880, and was appointed a librarian of the supreme court at New York city in 1898. Mr. Griswold published Suhjert Catnlofine. of the Laio Division, jV. Y. State Library, 181S~S2 and a supplement, 1883-93.

GROESBECK, William Slocomb, representa- tive, was born in New York city, July 34, 1815. He was graduated at Miami university in 1835, was admitted to the bar, and practised law in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1851; was one of the commission ajipointed to codify the laws of the state in 1853; represented his district in the 35th congress, 1857-59; was a member of the peace congress in 1861; of the Ohio senate, 1863-64; a delegate to the National Union convention in 1806; and was one of the counsel for the defence of President Johnson in the impeachment trial in 1868. In 1873 he was nominated for the presi- dency by a branch of the Liberal Republicans, opposed to Horace Greeley. His nomination was overlooked in the excitement of the canvass and on the meeting of the electoral college in 1873 he received one electoral vote and that was for the vice-presidency. In 1878 he was a delegate to the International monetary congress in Paris, France. He made to the city of Cincinnati a gift of §50,000 for the purpose of providing free park concerts. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 7, 1897.

QROOME, James Black, senator, was born in Elkton. Md., April 4, 1838; son of Col. John Charles and Elizabeth Riddle (Black) Groome; and grandson of Jolm Groome and of James Rice Black. His father was unsuccessful candidate for governor of Maryland in 1857. T)ie son pre- pared for college at Tennant school, Hartsville, Pa., studied law under his father, and was ad- mitted to the bar in 1861 and opened an office in Elkton. He was a member of the state con- stitutional convention in 1867; of the state leg- islature in 1871 and 1873; was a presidential elector on the Liberal ticket in 1873; and in 1874 was chosen governor of Maryland to complete the term of Gov. AVilliam P. Whj'te, who had been elected U.S. senator. At the expii'ation of the gubernatorial term in 1876 Mr. Groome re- turned to his law practice. He was married Feb. 29, 1876, to Alice Leigh, daughter of Col. Horace Leeds Edmondson of Talbot count}'. In 1879, he entered the U.S. senate as successor to G. R. Dennis, serving till March 4, 1885. He was collector of customs for the port of Baltimore during President Cleveland's fir.st administra- tion. He died in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 4, 1893.

GROSE, Howard Benjamin, editor, was born in North East. N.Y., Sept. 5, 1851; son of Law- rence and Emma (Sev^-ard) Grose; and grandson of Lawrence and Louise (Fabrique) Grose, and of Benjamin and Emma Seward. His paternal ancestors were among the early German settlers in the Mohawk valley, and ids maternal ances- tors were early Puritan settlers in Connecticut. He studied in the preparatory department of the CJniversity of Chicago, spent two years Ln the