William W. Grout | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Luke P. Poland |
| Succeeded by | Kittredge Haskins |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Bradley Barlow |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of theVermont Senate fromOrleans County | |
| In office 1876–1878 Serving with Charles Carpenter | |
| Preceded by | Henderson C. Wilson Henry S. Tolman |
| Succeeded by | Isaac N. Cushman Benjamin F. Paine |
| Member of theVermont House of Representatives fromBarton | |
| In office 1874–1876 | |
| Preceded by | Charles E. Joslyn |
| Succeeded by | George H. Blake |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | H. P. Cushing |
| Succeeded by | Charles E. Joslyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Wallace Grout (1836-05-24)May 24, 1836 |
| Died | October 7, 1902(1902-10-07) (aged 66) Kirby, Vermont, US |
| Resting place | Grove Cemetery inSaint Johnsbury, Vermont |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Loraine M. Smith Grout |
| Relations | Josiah Grout (brother) |
| Alma mater | State and National Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Branch/service | Union Army Vermont Militia |
| Years of service | 1862–1866 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel (army) Brigadier general (militia) |
| Unit | 15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Commands | 2nd Brigade, 1st Division,Vermont Militia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
William Wallace Grout (May 24, 1836 – October 7, 1902) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician. He served as aU.S. representative fromVermont.
Grout was born inCompton inLower Canada (nowQuebec), the son of Josiah and Sophronia (Ayer) Grout.[1] His parents, native Vermonters, returned to that state when he was thirteen. Grout pursued an academic course, he attendedSt. Johnsbury Academy and graduated from theState and National Law School inPoughkeepsie, New York, in 1857.[2] He wasadmitted to the bar in December of the same year and began the practice of law inBarton, Vermont.[3]
In 1862, Grout was nominated as State's Attorney of Orleans County but declined, deciding instead to enter the army. In July 1862 he received his commission aslieutenant colonel of the15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment in theUnion Army during theCivil War. He later attained the rank ofbrigadier general as commander of one of threebrigades organized for border defense by theVermont State Legislature following theSt. Albans Raid.[4]
Grout served asState's Attorney ofOrleans County in 1865 and 1866.[5] In 1868 he was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont. He served in theVermont House of Representatives from 1868 until 1870 and in 1874.[6] In 1876 he was a member of theVermont State Senate and served asPresident pro tempore.[7]
Grout was elected as aRepublican Congressman to theForty-seventh Congress fromVermont's 3rd congressional district, serving from March 4, 1881, until March 3, 1883.[8] The 3rd District was eliminated at the end of his term. He was an unsuccessful candidate forVermont's 2nd congressional district in 1882 to theForty-eighth Congress.
Grout was elected to theForty-ninth from the 2nd Vermont District and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1885, until March 3, 1901.[9] He served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia in theFifty-first Congress, and was on the Committee on Expenditures in theDepartment of War in theFifty-fourth through theFifty-sixth Congresses.[10]
From 1881 until 1888, Grout's law practice includedWillard W. Miles as his partner; when Grout withdrew in 1888 so that he could concentrate his full-time efforts on his Congressional career, Miles continued the practice alone.[11]
After leaving Congress, he engaged in agricultural pursuits and the practice of law. Grout died on October 7, 1902, and is interred in Grove Cemetery inSaint Johnsbury, Vermont.
Grout was the second child of ten, the eldest of five sons. Seven of the children were born in the Compton house. There were no finished chambers in the Compton house. In winter, awakening to snow on the bed was a common experience.[12]
The family moved toKirby, Vermont, from Compton.
Grout married Loraine M. Smith in 1860, and they had two children who died while in infancy. Loraine died in 1868.[13]
Grout's brotherJosiah Grout, was theSpeaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and was the46thGovernor of Vermont.[14][15]
His nephewAaron H. Grout, the son of Josiah Grout, served asVermont Secretary of State from 1923 to 1927.[16][17]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's 3rd congressional district 1881-1883 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromVermont's 2nd congressional district 1885-1901 | Succeeded by |
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