Charles H. Grosvenor

Charles Henry Grosvenor
Grosvenor in 1897
Chairman of the House Republican Conference
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Speaker	Thomas Brackett Reed
Preceded by	Thomas J. Henderson
Succeeded by	Joseph G. Cannon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	George W. Geddes
Succeeded by	Michael D. Harter
Constituency	14th district (1885–87) 15th district (1887–91)
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907
Preceded by	John M. Pattison
Succeeded by	Albert Douglas
Constituency	11th district
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the Athens district
In office January 5, 1874 – January 6, 1878
Preceded by	Nelson H. Van Vorhes
Succeeded by	Charles Townsend
Personal details
Born	(1833-09-20)September 20, 1833 Pomfret, Connecticut
Died	October 30, 1917(1917-10-30) (aged 84) Athens, Ohio
Resting place	West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Samantha Stewart Louise A. Currier
Children	three
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Branch/service	United States Army Union Army
Rank	Colonel brevet brigadier general
Unit	18th Ohio Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Charles Henry Grosvenor (September 20, 1833 – October 30, 1917) was a multiple-term U.S. Representative from Ohio, as well as a brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Grosvenor was born in Pomfret, Connecticut. He was the uncle of Charles Grosvenor Bond. In 1838, Grosvenor moved with his parents to southeastern Ohio, where he attended school in Athens County. He later taught school before studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Athens.

During the Civil War, Grosvenor served in the 18th Ohio Infantry and was promoted through the ranks to colonel. He led his regiment at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, and was a brigade commander in the division of Charles Cruft at the Battle of Nashville in December 1864. At the close of the war, Grosvenor was brevetted as a colonel in the Regular Army. He was mustered out of the volunteers on October 9, 1865.^[1] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Grosvenor for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on March 12, 1866.^[2]

Following the war, Grosvenor held diverse township and village offices. He served as a member of the State house of representatives from 1874–1878 and served as Speaker of the House for two years. He served as member of the board of trustees of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home in Xenia from April 1880 until 1888, and president of the board for five years.

Presidential elector for Grant/Wilson in 1872.^[3] Presidential elector for Garfield/Arthur in 1880.^[4]

He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1896 and 1900. Grosvenor was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.

Grosvenor was elected to the Fifty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Fifty-fourth Congress), Committee on Mines and Mining (Fifty-fifth Congress), Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Fifty-sixth through Fifty-ninth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1906.

He resumed the practice of law in Athens. The combat veteran was appointed as chairman of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission and served from 1910 until his death in Athens on October 30, 1917. He was interred in Union Street Cemetery.

Grosvenor married Samantha Stewart of Athens County, December 1, 1858. She died in 1866, leaving a daughter. He married Louise A. Currier, also of Athens County, May 21, 1867. She had two daughters.^[5]

See also

• List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)

Notes

1. Eicher, John H.; Eicher, David J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
2. Eicher, 2001, p. 747.
3. Smith 1898 : 307
4. Smith 1898 : 431-432
5. Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. Vol. 6. New York: The Century History Company. p. 357.

References

• Eicher, John H.; Eicher, David J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
• Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
• Reid, Whitelaw (1895). "Charles H. Grosvenor". Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers. Vol. 1. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Company. p. 952.
• United States Congress. "Charles H. Grosvenor (id: G000497)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-08-13

External links

• "Charles H. Grosvenor". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
• 1904 Photo

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by George W. Geddes	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	Succeeded by Charles P. Wickham
Preceded by Beriah Wilkins	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891	Succeeded by Michael D. Harter
Preceded by John M. Pattison	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907	Succeeded by Albert Douglas