GEORGE GRENNELL

GEORGE GRENNELL, JR.

Grennell, George, Jr. (1786-1877), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Greenfield, Franklin, Mass., December 25, 1786; attended Deerfield Academy and was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1808; was admitted to the bar in 1811; prosecuting attorney for Franklin County 1820-1828; member of the State senate 1825-1827; elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through the Twenty-six Congresses and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1839); was not a candidate for renomination in 1838; trustee of Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1838-1859; judge of probate 1849-1853; clerk of Franklin County Courts 1853-1865; first president of the Troy & Greenfield Railroad; died in Greenfield, Mass., November 19, 1877; interment in Green River Cemetery.

Parents: George Grennell, Lydia Stevens

Spouse 1: Helen Adele Blake
Born: 20 Oct 1796 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Died: 4 Mar 1818
Marriage: 29 Aug 1814
Children
Helen Sarah Grennell 1818–1819

Spouse: 2: Eliza Seymour Perkins
Born: 30 Jul 1790 in Connecticut
Died: 24 Mar 1877
Marriage: 4 Dec 1819
Children
James Seymour Grennell 1821–
George Blake Grennell 1823–1891
Helen Eliza Grennell 1828–
William F Grennell 1831–
Thomas P Grennell 1833–
Harriet C Grennell 1836–
Ella Lydia Grennell 1839–

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard

Submitted by Deborah Crowell