George Grennell, Jr.

Who was George Grennell, Jr.?

George Grennell, Jr. was a U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. He was born in Greenfield on December 25, 1786. 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-six Congresses and reelected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress. 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.