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George Barnes Grigsby | |
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 Grigsby in 1920 | |
| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlaska Territory'sat-large district | |
| In office June 3, 1920 – March 1, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Charles August Sulzer |
| Succeeded by | James Wickersham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-12-02)December 2, 1874 Sioux Falls,Dakota Territory, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 1962(1962-05-09) (aged 87) Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Golden Gate National Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of South Dakota |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1898 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Third Regiment, United States Volunteer Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
George Barnes Grigsby (December 2, 1874 – May 9, 1962) was a delegate to theUnited States House of Representatives from theTerritory ofAlaska.
He was born inSioux Falls,Dakota (nowSouth Dakota), and was a son of Fannie (Kingsbury) Grigsby andMelvin Grigsby, a prominent South Dakota political and military leader. His siblings includedSioux K. Grigsby andJohn T. Grigsby, both of whom served as South Dakota's lieutenant governor. Grigsby attended the public schools,State University inVermillion, South Dakota, andSioux Falls University. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1896, and commenced practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
George Grigsby was a delegate to the stateDemocratic convention in 1896. During theSpanish–American War, he served as alieutenant in the Third Regiment, United States Volunteer Cavalry. He moved toNome, Alaska, in 1902. He was anassistant United States attorney from 1902 to 1908 and a United States attorney from 1908 to 1910. He was the city attorney of Nome in 1911 and the mayor in 1914. In 1915, he was a member of the board of commissioners for the promotion of uniform legislation. He was elected the firstattorney general in 1916, and he resigned in 1919.
He presented his credentials as aDemocratic Delegate-elect to theSixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofCharles A. Sulzer. He served from June 3, 1920, to March 1, 1921, when he was succeeded byJames Wickersham, who had contested the election of Charles Sulzer in the first instance and contested against George Grigsby. He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1920 and 1924. He engaged in the practice of law inKetchikan,Juneau, andAnchorage, Alaska.
He died on May 9, 1962, inSanta Rosa,California. He wasinterred inGolden Gate National Cemetery inSan Bruno, California.
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