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Representative John Posey Grantham View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 5/15/1887
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 12 (1868)
Home County: Henry
John Posey Grantham
Henry County
Born in Henderson County, Kentucky, October 25, 1812. He came to Mt. Pleasant in 1837, and first engaged in teaching school in a log school. He married Narcissa L. Jenkins at Hillston, Illinois, August 28, 1834. In 1838 he was chosen Recorder, and held the office till 1847. In 1852 he was elected County Clerk, and continued in that office till 1866. In 1867 he was elected Mayor of Mt. Pleasant. In 1870 he was called to a clerkship in the General Land Office at Washington. In 1868, he was elected to represent Henry County in the Twelfth Iowa General Assembly. He was a member of the Good Templars Lodge.
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House District 8
Committees
12th GA (1868)
Standing Committees
Legislation Sponsored
12th GA (1868)