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George W. Grandey was a [[Vermont]] [[politician]] and lawyer who served as [[Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]].
'''George W. Grandey''' (February 3, 1813 – December 4, 1893) was a [[Vermont]] politician and lawyer who served as [[Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Vermont House of Representatives]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
George Washington Grandey was born in [[Panton, Vermont]] on February 3, 1813.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=EUJ-VnHTzWAC&pg=PA115&dq=george+grandey+born+panton+1816&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kg8qT_PZEsO02wWprr2FDw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont], by Leonard Deming, 1851, page 115</ref> He studied law, became an [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] in 1840 and established a practice in [[Vergennes, Vermont]].
George Washington Grandey was born in [[Panton, Vermont]] on February 3, 1813.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=EUJ-VnHTzWAC&pg=PA115 Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont], by Leonard Deming, 1851, page 115</ref> He studied law, became an [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorney]] in 1840 and established a practice in [[Vergennes, Vermont]].


Grandey served in several local offices, including county [[school superintendent]], city school superintendent, [[state's attorney]], [[postmaster]], [[Justice of the peace#Massachusetts.2C Connecticut.2C Vermont|justice of the peace]], and [[Mayoralty in the United States|mayor]] of Vergennes. First a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]], and later an active [[Vermont Republican Party|Republican]], Grandey served as chairman of the state party on several occasions from the 1860s to the 1890s and was a [[Delegate#Republican Party|delegate]] to several state and national conventions.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=iOdVUpjJQHwC&pg=PA299&dq=George+Grandey+Vergennes&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7_opT8Rr48vRAcfLhb0K&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=George%20Grandey%20Vergennes&f=false The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: Let The Oppressed Go Free, 1861-1867], by William Lloyd Garrison, 1979, page 299</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ONLUwZ2Z0JsC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=george+grandey+vermont+senate&source=bl&ots=FrIY0wLLET&sig=QzEgg8YLOcgRJTY97JdPTfCtZ5g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lPwpT6KFNsm60QG0_cXhCg&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=george%20grandey%20vermont%20senate&f=false The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974], by Samuel B. Hand, 2003, page 56</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=YchMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=%22george+w.+grandey%22+senate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uf4pT8_LDIbL0QGIouG-Cg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwADge#v=onepage&q=%22george%20w.%20grandey%22%20senate&f=false Vermont Public Documents], page 27</ref><ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0D16FE395E137B93CAAB178DD85F428784F9 Newspaper article, The Republican Campaign: Vermont Republican Convention], New York Times, June 28, 1876</ref><ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer%201844-1851%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer%201844-1851%20Grayscale%20-%200388.pdf Newspaper article, Vermont Whig State Convention], Semi Weekly Courier and New-York Enquirer, October 22, 1851</ref>
Grandey served in several local offices, including county [[school superintendent]], city school superintendent, [[state's attorney]], [[postmaster]], [[Justice of the peace#Massachusetts.2C Connecticut.2C Vermont|justice of the peace]], and [[Mayoralty in the United States|mayor]] of Vergennes. First a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]], and later an active [[Vermont Republican Party|Republican]], Grandey served as chairman of the state party on several occasions from the 1860s to the 1890s and was a [[Delegate (American politics)|delegate]] to several state and national conventions.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iOdVUpjJQHwC&pg=PA299 The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: Let The Oppressed Go Free, 1861-1867], by William Lloyd Garrison, 1979, page 299</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ONLUwZ2Z0JsC&pg=PA56 The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974], by Samuel B. Hand, 2003, page 56</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=YchMAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22george+w.+grandey%22+senate&pg=PA27 Vermont Public Documents], page 27</ref><ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1876/06/28/80340029.pdf Newspaper article, The Republican Campaign: Vermont Republican Convention], New York Times, June 28, 1876</ref><ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2011/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer%201844-1851%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Semi-Weekly%20Courier%20and%20Enquirer%201844-1851%20Grayscale%20-%200388.pdf Newspaper article, Vermont Whig State Convention], Semi Weekly Courier and New-York Enquirer, October 22, 1851</ref>


From 1850 to 1857 Grandey was Quartermaster General of the Vermont Militia with the rank of [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=rPdUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA267&lpg=PA267&dq=%22George+Washington+Grandey%22&source=bl&ots=rQg-IsepS6&sig=H9Ok7y2Kv6Ybo-NDJq5Xt3oAUQ8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t_gpT4ieMsmi2gWChbGGDw&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22George%20Washington%20Grandey%22&f=false Hinsdale Genealogy: Descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, Medfield, Hadley and Deerfield], by Herbert Cornelius Andrews and Sanford Charles Hinsdale, and Alfred L. Holman, 1906, pages 267 to 268</ref><ref>Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by E. P. Walton, Montpelier, 1853, page 79</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=3mLpxqNrWwQC&pg=PA241&dq=grandey+vermont+quartermaster+general&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Gg8qT5n2NoLu2gXs3_yKDw&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=grandey%20vermont%20quartermaster%20general&f=false The Massachusetts Register and Business Directory], edited by Nahum Capen, 1856, page 241</ref>
From 1850 to 1857 Grandey was Quartermaster General of the Vermont Militia with the rank of [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=rPdUAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA267 Hinsdale Genealogy: Descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, Medfield, Hadley and Deerfield], by Herbert Cornelius Andrews and Sanford Charles Hinsdale, and Alfred L. Holman, 1906, pages 267 to 268</ref><ref>Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by E. P. Walton, Montpelier, 1853, page 79</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3mLpxqNrWwQC&pg=PA241 The Massachusetts Register and Business Directory], edited by Nahum Capen, 1856, page 241</ref>


For thirteen years from the 1850s to the 1870s Grandey served in the Vermont House of Representatives, including election as Speaker from 1854 to 1857 and 1868 to 1870.<ref>[http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/legislative/speakerlist.htm List of Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1778 to 2005], published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2012</ref>
For thirteen years from the 1850s to the 1870s Grandey served in the Vermont House of Representatives, including election as Speaker from 1854 to 1857 and 1868 to 1870.<ref>[http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/legislative/speakerlist.htm List of Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1778 to 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120720071232/http://vermont-archives.org/govhistory/Officials/legislative/speakerlist.htm |date=2012-07-20 }}, published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2012</ref>


Grandey also served several terms in the [[Vermont Senate]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=290GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA110&dq=%22george+w.+grandey%22+senate&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wP0pT5XBHMTg0QH47Iz3Cg&ved=0CC8Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22george%20w.%20grandey%22%20senate&f=false Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register], published by Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1871, page 110</ref><ref>American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, by Charles F. Ritter, Jon L. Wakelyn, 1989</ref>
Grandey also served several terms in the [[Vermont Senate]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=290GAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA110 Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register], published by Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1871, page 110</ref><ref>American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, by Charles F. Ritter, Jon L. Wakelyn, 1989</ref>


In 1867 Grandey was appointed U.S. Consul in [[San Juan del Sur]], [[Nicaragua]].<ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%206/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune%201867%20Jan%20-%20Apr%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune%201867%20Jan%20-%20Apr%20Grayscale%20-%200561.pdf Newspaper column, Washington], New York Tribune, March 25, 1867</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KcOHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA490&lpg=PA490&dq=%22george+w.+grandey%22+consul&source=bl&ots=v0RIFNKDZ9&sig=n3LPCtV5Oj1UAwS5PxL5m8H7Iqc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8QQqT5rbOK3-2QXwl7DmDg&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22george%20w.%20grandey%22%20consul&f=false Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States], Volume 15 Part 2, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887, page 490</ref>
In 1867 Grandey was appointed U.S. Consul in [[San Juan del Sur]], Nicaragua.<ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%206/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune%201867%20Jan%20-%20Apr%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Tribune%201867%20Jan%20-%20Apr%20Grayscale%20-%200561.pdf Newspaper column, Washington], New York Tribune, March 25, 1867</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KcOHAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA490 Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States], Volume 15 Part 2, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887, page 490</ref>


Grandey declined appointment to a consulship in [[Canada]] in 1881.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70A16FD385B1B7A93C4A8178FD85F458884F9 Newspaper article, General Notes], New York Times, April 16, 1881</ref>
Grandey declined appointment to a consulship in Canada in 1881.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1881/04/16/98653054.pdf Newspaper article, General Notes], New York Times, April 16, 1881</ref>


Grandey died in Vergennes on December 4, 1893.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F5081EFE3A5F1A738DDDAF0894DA415B8385F0D3 Death notice, George W. Grandey], New York Times, December 6, 1893</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=VwkqAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA101&lpg=RA1-PA101&dq=%22george+w.+grandey%22+1893&source=bl&ots=ezqWBMtcN7&sig=CALE2-2B7QwWpXQhDapkqOfHWjY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NwwqT_OBNMmL2AXo4_SSDw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22george%20w.%20grandey%22%201893&f=false Minutes of the Vermont Baptist Anniversaries for the Year 1893], by Vermont Baptist State Convention, 1893, page 101</ref>
Grandey died in Vergennes on December 4, 1893.<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1893/12/06/109270876.pdf Death notice, George W. Grandey], New York Times, December 6, 1893</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VwkqAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA101 Minutes of the Vermont Baptist Anniversaries for the Year 1893], by Vermont Baptist State Convention, 1893, page 101</ref> He was buried at Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nekg-vt.com/cemetery/cemetery_Addison-vergennes-prospect.php |title=Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont |last=Boyko |first=Janice |date=2015 |website=nekg-vt.com |publisher=Northeast Kingdom Vermont Genealogy |location=Simsbury, CT}}</ref>


==Notes==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 20 December 2023

George W. Grandey (February 3, 1813 – December 4, 1893) was a Vermont politician and lawyer who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.

Biography[edit]

George Washington Grandey was born in Panton, Vermont on February 3, 1813.[1] He studied law, became an attorney in 1840 and established a practice in Vergennes, Vermont.

Grandey served in several local offices, including county school superintendent, city school superintendent, state's attorney, postmaster, justice of the peace, and mayor of Vergennes. First a Whig, and later an active Republican, Grandey served as chairman of the state party on several occasions from the 1860s to the 1890s and was a delegate to several state and national conventions.[2][3][4][5][6]

From 1850 to 1857 Grandey was Quartermaster General of the Vermont Militia with the rank of Brigadier General.[7][8][9]

For thirteen years from the 1850s to the 1870s Grandey served in the Vermont House of Representatives, including election as Speaker from 1854 to 1857 and 1868 to 1870.[10]

Grandey also served several terms in the Vermont Senate.[11][12]

In 1867 Grandey was appointed U.S. Consul in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.[13][14]

Grandey declined appointment to a consulship in Canada in 1881.[15]

Grandey died in Vergennes on December 4, 1893.[16][17] He was buried at Prospect Cemetery in Vergennes.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Catalogue of the Principal Officers of Vermont, by Leonard Deming, 1851, page 115
  2. ^ The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: Let The Oppressed Go Free, 1861-1867, by William Lloyd Garrison, 1979, page 299
  3. ^ The Star That Set: The Vermont Republican Party, 1854-1974, by Samuel B. Hand, 2003, page 56
  4. ^ Vermont Public Documents, page 27
  5. ^ Newspaper article, The Republican Campaign: Vermont Republican Convention, New York Times, June 28, 1876
  6. ^ Newspaper article, Vermont Whig State Convention, Semi Weekly Courier and New-York Enquirer, October 22, 1851
  7. ^ Hinsdale Genealogy: Descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, Medfield, Hadley and Deerfield, by Herbert Cornelius Andrews and Sanford Charles Hinsdale, and Alfred L. Holman, 1906, pages 267 to 268
  8. ^ Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by E. P. Walton, Montpelier, 1853, page 79
  9. ^ The Massachusetts Register and Business Directory, edited by Nahum Capen, 1856, page 241
  10. ^ List of Speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives, 1778 to 2005 Archived 2012-07-20 at archive.today, published by Vermont Secretary of State, Archives and Records Administration, 2012
  11. ^ Vermont Year Book, Formerly Walton's Register, published by Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1871, page 110
  12. ^ American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, by Charles F. Ritter, Jon L. Wakelyn, 1989
  13. ^ Newspaper column, Washington, New York Tribune, March 25, 1867
  14. ^ Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States, Volume 15 Part 2, published by U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887, page 490
  15. ^ Newspaper article, General Notes, New York Times, April 16, 1881
  16. ^ Death notice, George W. Grandey, New York Times, December 6, 1893
  17. ^ Minutes of the Vermont Baptist Anniversaries for the Year 1893, by Vermont Baptist State Convention, 1893, page 101
  18. ^ Boyko, Janice (2015). "Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont". nekg-vt.com. Simsbury, CT: Northeast Kingdom Vermont Genealogy.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
1854–1857
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
1868–1870
Succeeded by