Senate 1891-93 (District 13)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Dodge
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
11/21/1843
Birth Place:
, Michigan
Birth County:
Lepeer
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/24/1892
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Jerry
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Grinell |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Kasson
Occupation (when first elected):
Druggist
EDUCATION
Michigan Common Schools; Elementary School;
Dickinson Institute, Romeo, Michigan; Secondary;
Mahew Business College, Detroit, Michigan; Postsecondary; Graduate
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Auditor:
Dodge County, Minnesota (2 terms, 4 years);
18?? to 18??
[Elected]
Municipal Council/Aldermen:
Kasson, Minnesota (Village Council, President);
18?? to 18??
School Board/Administration:
Kasson, Minnesota (School Board, Member, several years);
18?? to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Alice Turner (married in 1869, she died in March 1871); Mary E. Kneeland (married on September 1, 1874)
Children:
One child: William (son, with his first wife)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Grinell. The Minnesota Journal of the Senate, 1891 and 1893 list Grinnell.
He was raised on a farm.
He came to Mantorville, Minnesota in 1867. He moved to Kasson, Minnesota in 1873.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
He died at home in Kasson, Minnesota.