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Moses Hicks Grinnell
Birth: 3-3-1803
Death: 11-24-1877
Biography
Moses Hicks Grinnell was a US politician who represented the Whig Party in New York's third congressional district from 1849 to 1841. In 1838, Grinnell was implicated in an election fraud case along with Samuel Blatchford, Simeon Draper, James Bowen, and R.C Wetmore. Later, in 1871, WSJ wrote that Grinnell took it hard when President Grant removed him from his position as Collector of the Port.
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1857
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Augustus Henry Seward, January 12, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 28, 1859
Letter from William Henry Seward to George MacCullough Grier, August 21, 1848
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, April 15, 1871
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 24, 1844
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Biography:
Moses Hicks Grinnell was a US politician who represented the Whig Party in New York's third congressional district from 1849 to 1841. In 1838, Grinnell was implicated in an election fraud case along with Samuel Blatchford, Simeon Draper, James Bowen, and R.C Wetmore. Later, in 1871, WSJ wrote that Grinnell took it hard when President Grant removed him from his position as Collector of the Port.
Citation Type:
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
New York Herald
Article Title:
Extraordinary Police Investigation- Frauds at the Election in 1838
Month:
October
Day:
23
Year:
1840
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Website
Citation URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7249583&ref=acom
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Find a Grave
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