George Grennell Jr.

George Grennell Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1839
Preceded by	Samuel Clesson Allen
Succeeded by	James C. Alvord
Constituency	7th district (1829–33) 6th district (1833–39)
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate
In office 1825–1827
Personal details
Born	December 25, 1786 Greenfield, Massachusetts
Died	November 19, 1877(1877-11-19) (aged 90) Greenfield, Massachusetts
Resting place	Green River Cemetery
Political party	Anti-Jacksonian, Whig
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, 1808
Profession	Attorney

George Grennell Jr. (December 25, 1786 – November 19, 1877) was a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts on December 25, 1786, to parents George and Lydia (Stevens) Grennell. He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1808. He was admitted to the bar in 1811 and served as prosecuting attorney for Franklin County 1820–1828.

Grennell was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate 1825–1827. Grennell was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-first through the Twenty-fourth Congresses and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1839). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1838.

Grennell served as a trustee of Amherst College 1838–1859, a judge of probate 1849–1853, clerk of Franklin County Courts 1853–1865, and the first president of the Troy and Greenfield Railroad.

Grennell married twice: first to Helen Adelle Blake in 1814 and second to Eliza Seymour Perkins in 1820. His son George Blake Grinnell became a noted businessman. Grennell died in Greenfield, Massachusetts November 19, 1877 and was interred in Greenfield's Green River Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "George Grennell Jr. (id: G000451)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.