Arthur P. Grimshaw, county clerk of Cole County, was born in Nottingham, England, January 20, 1849, and is the son of Jonathan and Eliza Maria (Topham) Grimshaw. The father was born in Leeds, England, was a gentleman of a clerical education, and came to America about 1853. He located in St. Louis, Mo., and subsequently came to Cole County of that State. Arthur P. Grimshaw passed his boyhood days in Jefferson City, and obtained a good education in the public schools, supplementing this by a course at Wyman's City University at St. Louis. He then accepted clerical work as express messenger, in which capacity he served about eighteen years. He then abandoned this and entered the postoffice at Jefferson City as assistant postmaster, served in this capacity for some time, and then was elected county clerk of Cole County for the unexpired term of two years. In 1886 he was elected to the regular term of four years. He was married in Huntsville, Ohio, to Miss Juliette Carter, a native of Logan County, Ohio, and the daughter of Kemp Goodlow Carter, who was a native of Richmond, Va. To Mr. and Mrs. Grimshaw were born two sons, Kemp Goodlow, a student in the high-school, and Arthur Perry. Mr. Grimshaw is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W., being one of the charter members of that lodge.

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History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries, and Osage Counties, Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Company (1889).