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land. Ohio, and was graduated at Wittenberg college in 1872, honor-man of his class. He was graduated from the Boston law school in 1874 and practised in Ashland, 1874-83,

where for six years he served as city so- licitor. He was the Republican candidate for representative in the 45th congress in 1876. but was defeated liy E. B. Finley, Dem- ocrat. In 1883 he re- moved to Chicago, 111., where he became a law partner with Leonard Swett, who had been an associate and law partner of . Abraham Lincoln. On Dec. 13, 1893, Presi- dent Harrison appointed Sir. Gro.sscup U.S. dis- trict judge for the northern district of Illinois. He sat in the case in 1893 relating to the closing of the doors of the World's Columbian exposition on Sundays, and in the injunction case in the Debs riots of 1894 where his charge to the grand jury in the midst of the disturbance did much to re- store order, and was the subject of extended discvission. He was promoted to the U.S. circuit court of appeals by President JIcKinley in Jan- uary. 1S99.

GROSVENOR, Charles Henry, representa tive, was born at Pomfret. Conn., Sept. 20, 1833; son of Maj. Peter and Ann (Chase) Grosvenor; grandson of Thomas Gi'osvenor, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, colonel on the staff of General Washing- t<in. and jud.ge of the circuit court of Con- necticut; and a de- scendant of John Grosvenor, who came from England to Rox- Imry, Mass., where he died in 1690, leaving a family of six sons, from whom were descended all the Grosvenors in i^^T^ America. Charles

was taken by his parents to Athens county, Ohio, in 1838, where he attended the district schools, taught school for a number of years, and studied law under the Hon. Lot L. Smith. He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1857 and practised in part- nership with the Hon. S. S. Knowles, 1858-61.

At the beginning of the civil war in 1861 he en- listed as a private soldier, being soon promoted major, and in June, 1863, lieutenant-colonel. He commanded a brigade at the battle of Nashville and for gallant action on the battle-field was rec- ommended for promotion. He was then brevetted colonel and brigadier -general, and in April, 1865, he was raised to the full rank of colonel. At the close of the war he returned to his law practice. He was married first, Dec. 1, 1858, to Samantha Stewart, who died April 2, 1866; and secondly. May 21, 1807, to Louisa H. Currier. He was a representative in the 61st and 62d assemblies of Ohio, 1874-78, and in the latter term was speaker of the house. He was a presidential elector in 1872 and again in 1880. He was a Republican repre- sentative in the 49th, 50th and 51st congresses, 1885-91. serving in all the congresses on the com- mittee on rivers and harbors. He failed of re- nomination because of a change in congressional districts, but was re-elected to the 53d-58th con- gresses. 1893-1905, serving on the committee on ways and means, as chairman of the committee on mines and mining in the 55th congress, and as chairman of the committee on merchant ma- rine and fisheries in the 56th congress. He was a delegate-at-Iarge from the state of Ohio to the Reiiublican national convention at St. Louis in 1896.

GROSVENOR, Edwin Augustus, historian. was born in Newburyport. Mass., Aug. 30. 1845; son of Dr. Edwin Prescott and Harriett Ward (Sanborne) Gro.svenor ; grandson of Dr. David Augustus and Han- nah (Grosvenor) Grosvenor, and of Thayer Stiles and Deborah (Ward) San- borne ; and a descend- ant in the eighth generation from John Grosvenor., a resident of Roxbury, Mass., who was tomaliawked by the Indians in 1691 ; and each interme- diate ancestor was either a clergj-man or a physician. He was prepared for college by his mother and was graduated from Amhei'st in 1867 and from Andover theological seminary in 1872. He took a post-graduate course in Paris, 1872-73, and was professor of history in Robert college, Constantinople. 1873- 90 ; professor of French language and literature, Amherst, 1892-95; professor of history, Smith college, 1892-94; professor of European history, Amherst, 1895-98, and was transferred to the

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