Legislator Details

Image of Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor
Image Description:
Portrait of Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor scanned from Men of Progress p.241.

Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 38

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/26/1820
City: Stillwarer, NY
County:
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 3/19/1910
City: Jonesville, MI
County: Hillsdale County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 3/22/1910
City: Jonesville, MI
County: Hillsdale County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Jonesville Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Sally Ann Champlin on February 2, 1844. They had one daughter Harriet C. wife of Charles E. White.

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion: Presbyterian
Military Service:
Occupation: merchant, banker
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
common school and 'academical' education

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Ebenezer and Mary Ann (Livermore)GrosvenorHe worked as a clerk from ages 15-17 in Chittenango, NY and as a clerk for his brother in Albion, MI from 1837-39. He did the same in other places until he married and became a merchant in Jonesville, MI in 1844. In 1854 he established the Grosvenor & Co. banking house and served as president and manager. He served in many town offices; was president of the military contract board in 1861, and afterwards president of the State Military Board; member and president of the Board of State Building Commissioners from 1871 to 1879; long vice-president of the Jackson & Fort Wayne Railroad Company; and was effective in completing the road; and a director in insurance companies and other corporations. He served as Lt. Governor 1865-67; state treasurer, 1867-71; and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, 1880-87. He was a Whig until 1854, then a Republican.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Twenty-Second Legislature, 1863-1864
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Enrolled Bills, Militia, Finance
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jonesville
County of Residence Hillsdale
District: 14
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1862
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1863
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Twentieth Legislature, 1859-1860
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Enrolled Bills, State Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jonesville
County of Residence Hillsdale
District: 14
District Description: Hillsdale County

Date Elected: 11/2/1858
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1859
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1859 p.38; MIBiog 1:356-57; SeekMI; Men of Progress p.241, includes portrait;
View Bibliographical Sources