Ebenezer O. Grosvenor | |
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| State Treasurer of Michigan | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Governor | Henry H. Crapo Henry P. Baldwin |
| Preceded by | John Owen |
| Succeeded by | Victory P. Collier |
| 17thLieutenant Governor of Michigan | |
| In office 1865–1867 | |
| Governor | Henry H. Crapo |
| Preceded by | Charles S. May |
| Succeeded by | Dwight May |
| Member of theMichigan Senate from the14th district | |
| In office 1859–1860 | |
| Preceded by | John McDermid |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Burke Fairfield |
| In office 1863–1864 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Fowler |
| Succeeded by | John McDermid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1820 Stillwater, New York |
| Died | March 10, 1910 (aged 90) Jonesville, Michigan |
| Political party | Whig,Republican |
| Spouse | Sally Ann Champlin |
Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor, Jr. (January 26, 1820 – March 10, 1910) was an American politician from theU. S. state ofMichigan.
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Grosvenor was born inStillwater, New York and received a common school and academic education. From the age of fifteen to seventeen he was a clerk inChittenango, New York. He moved to Michigan in 1837 and worked as a clerk with his brother for two years inAlbion.[1] He was also a clerk in the state commissioner’s office inMonroe from 1839 to 1840, and a clerk inJonesville from 1840 to 1844. In 1840, he became a charter member of theOdd Fellows in Jonesville and passed all the chairs of that Order.
On February 25, 1844 he married Sally Ann Champlin in Stillwater, New York and they had four children together. After returning to Michigan he became a merchant at Jonesville. In 1854, he established the banking house of Grosvenor & Co., in which he was president and manager. In 1855, he joined theFreemasons and achieved the rank of Master Mason. He also regularly attended thePresbyterian Church.
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Grosvenor was aWhig until 1854 and in 1858 he was elected as aRepublican to theMichigan Senate serving in 1859. In 1861, he was president of the military contract board. Also in that year, he was commissioned acolonel on GovernorAustin Blair's staff and was also president of the state military board. He was again elected to the stated senate and served from 1862 to 1864 and served on the committee on finance in 1862.
In 1864, Grosvenor was elected the 17thlieutenant governor of Michigan and served during GovernorHenry H. Crapo's first term from 1865 to 1867. He was then appointedState Treasurer of Michigan from 1867 to 1871 during Crapo’s second term andHenry P. Baldwin's first term.
Grosvenor served a member and president of the board of state building commissioners from 1871 to 1879. He then served on the board of regents at theUniversity of Michigan from 1879 to 1888. He was also long vice president of the Jackson & Fort Wayne railroad company and a director of some insurance companies and other corporations. In 1903, at the age of 83, he became a member of theMichigan Republican Party State Central Committee.
Grosvenor died at age 90 inJonesville, Michigan. His home in Jonesville is now a museum.[2]
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1865–1867 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Treasurer of Michigan 1867–1870 | Succeeded by |
