| State | Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| State senate | Wisconsin |
| District | 1st |
| Term start | January 1, 1877 |
| Term end | January 3, 1881 |
| Predecessor | Enos Eastman |
| Successor | William A. Ellis |
| Party | Republican |
| Birth date | February 28, 1827 |
| Birth place | Saint David Parish, New Brunswick, British North America |
| Death date | March 16, 1907 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Kewaunee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Resting place | Riverview Public Cemetery, Kewaunee, Wisconsin |
| Spouse | Bertha Lorenz (m. 1860; ended 1907) |
| Relatives | George S. Grimmer (cousin) |
George Grimmer (February 28, 1827 – March 16, 1907) was a Canadian American immigrant, lumberman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district—northeastern Wisconsin—from 1877 to 1881.
Biography
Grimmer was born on February 28, 1827, in Saint David Parish, New Brunswick, then part of British North America.[1] He emigrated to the United States, and, in 1850, he moved to Shawano, Wisconsin, to work as a lumberman. Three years later, he moved to Kewaunee, Wisconsin, where he remained for the rest of his life.[1]
In Kewaunee, he served as chairman of the town board for several years, and was chairman of the Kewaunee County Board of Supervisors.[1]
In 1876, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, running on the Republican Party ticket. He represented Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district which then comprised Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, and Shawano counties.[1] He was re-elected in 1878, serving through 1880. He did not run for a third term in 1880.
He died on March 16, 1907, at his home in Kewaunee.[2]
Electoral history
Wisconsin Senate (1876, 1878)
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 7, 1876
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 5, 1878
References
- ^ Warner, Hans B. (ed.) (1880). "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. p. 498. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1907/related/joint_resolutions/1.pdf" (Senate Res.). 1907. Retrieved February 23, 2022.