George Grennell Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Clesson Allen |
| Succeeded by | James C. Alvord |
| Constituency | 7th district (1829–33) 6th district (1833–39) |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate | |
| In office 1825–1827 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 25, 1786 |
| Died | November 19, 1877(1877-11-19) (aged 90) Greenfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green River Cemetery |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian,Whig |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1808 |
| Profession | Attorney |
George Grennell Jr.[a] (December 25, 1786 – November 19, 1877) was aU.S. Congressman fromMassachusetts. He was born inGreenfield, Massachusetts on December 25, 1786, to parents George and Lydia (Stevens) Grennell. He attendedDeerfield Academy and graduated fromDartmouth College in 1808. He was admitted to the bar in 1811 and served as prosecuting attorney forFranklin County 1820–1828.
Grennell was a member of theMassachusetts State Senate 1825–1827. Grennell was elected as anAnti-Jacksonian to theTwenty-first through theTwenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as aWhig to theTwenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1839). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.
Grennell served as a trustee ofAmherst College 1838–1859, a judge of probate 1849–1853, clerk ofFranklin County Courts 1853–1865, and the first president of theTroy and Greenfield Railroad.
Grennell married twice: first to Helen Adelle Blake in 1814 and second to Eliza Seymour Perkins in 1820.[1]His sonGeorge Blake Grinnell became a noted businessman. Grennell died inGreenfield, Massachusetts November 19, 1877 and was interred in Greenfield's Green River Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1833 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1839 | Succeeded by |
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