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M.E.E., 1895. Began active career as a contracting electrical engineer; was in partnership with A. H. Savage, and bought out partner's interest, 1899, now W. I. Gray & Co., contracting, electrical, steam and water works engineers; sup- plied mechanical equipment of new State Capitol at St. Paul, at price of $350,000, and extensive modern systems for elec- tric lighting plants and steam and wa- ter works in Northwest. Electrical en- gineer Mankato Light, Heat and Elec- tric Power Co. President State Board of Electricity. Mason (Scottish Rite) ; member Knights of Pythias, Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Married at Plainview,
Minn., 1899, to Miss Isabelle Wenona
Commercial. Office : Wells. Club :
704-706 S. 5th St. Residence: 1619 Park Av., Minneapolis. Summer residence at Manitou Junction, Minn.
GREAVES, Frank William, wholesale merchant; born at Lisle, N. Y., March 26, 1864; son of George Turner and Susan (Pease) Greaves; received educa- tion in district and normal school; married at Minneapolis, 1884, to Miss Leila Agnes Teel. Has been engaged in business in Minneapolis, Minn., since Feb. 4, 1885, as Frank W. Greaves & Co., wholesale tailors' trimmings, of which is principal owner. Member B. P. O. E. Club: Commercial. Recrea- tion: Automobiling. Office: 38 S. 3rd St. Residence: 1821 Humboldt Av., S., Minneapolis.
GREAVES, William, physician; born at Perth, Can., Nov. 17, 1842; son of William and Hannah (Eyre) Greaves; educated at Hamline University; Medi- cal Department, University of Michigan, graduating, M.D., 1870; post graduate course in College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 1892, and 1897. Married at Stanton, Minn., Oct. 25, 1871, to Miss Mary Stanton. Member Amer- ican Medical Association, Rice County Medical Society. Republican. Metho- dist. Address: Northfield, Minn.
GREELY, Otto Ethan, insurance; born at Bangor, Me., May 24, 1853; son of William Q. and Amanda (Gowen) Gree- ly; educated in the public schools of Minneapolis, Minn., and University of Minnesota. Started in fire insurance business as clerk in the office of Gale & Company, Minneapolis, 1873; partner, 1878; began work as special agent and adjuster, 1878; since 1884 with Phenix Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y., and now special agent of that company for Minnesota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Western Ontario and gen- eral adjuster for above named terri- tory and N. Dak. President Minnesota and Dakota Fire Underwriters' Associa- tion (Minneapolis), 1898-1899; president Fire Underwriters' Association of the Northwest (Chicago), 1900. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., June 6, 1905, to Ida Fallis Harris. Clubs: Minneapolis, St. Anthony Commercial.
Office: Phoenix Bldg. Residence: 615 Ninth Av., S. E., Minneapolis.
GREEN, Casper, milling and farming; born at New Elgin, Ill., April 26, 1855; came to St. George, Minn., with par- ents at 2 years of age; lived upon farm until 1890, when he began in the milling business at Gibbon, Minn .; sold out milling interest and built a mill at Buf- falo Lake, under firm name of Green & Dahme; again disposed of mill and built a mill at Morgan, in 1897, which he has since been conducting; also en- gaged in farming in Minnesota and S. Dak. Married at St. George. Minn, June 1, 1880, to Miss B. Beibl. Address: Morgan, Minn.
GREEN, Charles, mayor of Owatonna; born at Pittsford, Vt., May 28, 1853; son of Harvey and Sophia (Seager) Green; educated in public schools of Fittsford, and Steele Co., Minn .; mar- ried, 1st, Mary Layman (now deceased) ; 2nd, at Owatonna, Sept. 1, 1895, to Car- rie D. Pratt. Began active career in livery business at Owatonna; was chiet of police, Owatonna, 1889-95; entered farming, but returned to Owatonna and resumed livery and bus line business as member firm of Jefferson, Green & Twiford, which still continues; has been mayor of Owatonna since 1905. Address: Owatonna, Minn.
GREEN, Charles Arthur, wholesale groceries; born at Versailles, Ill., Sept. 3, 1876; son of Thomas H. and Julia A. Green; educated in common and higlı schools Sioux City, Ia., Leland Stanford Jr. University, Palo Alto, Calif., class of 1900. Began business career as clerk with Tolerton & Stetson Co., wholesale grocers, Sioux City, Ia .: came to Minne- apolis, 1901, and assisted in organizing Green & Delaittre Co., wholesale gro- cers, of which is treasurer. Republican. Member Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Un- married. Clubs: Commercial, Roosevelt, Battery, Riding. Office: 18-22 3rd St., N. Residence: 2106 Aldrich Av., S., Minneapolis.
GREEN, James J., editor; born in Lancaster Co., Pa., Jan. 29, 1830; son of James and Sarah (Batten) Green: educated in common schools of Ohio Regan to learn printing trade at Spring- field, O., 1847; engaged in printing and publishing business in Ohio; came to Minnesota, 1856, began in newspaper business, 1857, and has been almost continuously engaged in the business since that time; now publisher of the New Ulm News. Enlisted in army, 1862, and was mustered out, 1863; was quar- tormaster sergeant, Minnesota Mounted Rangers, under Gen. H. H. Sibley. Dom- ocrat. Episcopalian. Member A. (). IT. W. Married. Address: New Ulm, Minn
GREEN, John A., lawyer; born at Marlboro, Mass., Dec. 10, 1873; son of Maurice and Margaret Green; attended common schools and later carried on
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course of study at home; student University of Minnesota, 1893-94; grad- uate College of Law, same university (attending both schools at same time), receiving the degree of LL.B., 1894, and entered law office of James Manahan, St. Paul, 1890, continuing until 1895; was office attorney for R. G. Dun & Co., Minneapolis, 1895, and engaged in prac- tice for himself, 1896-97; traveling at- torney for Deering Harvester Co., 1897- 1900; returned to Graceville, Jan. 1,
1900. Unmarried. Independent Demo- crat. Member American and Minnesota Bar associations. Member M. W. A., Court of Honor, Royal Neighbors. Club: Commercial. Recreations: Athlectic sports. Address: Graceville, Minn.
GREEN, John Edward, lawyer; born at Winnebago Indian Agency (now St. Clair), Minn., Dec. 4, 1865; son of John and Mary (Hall) Green; educated in High School, Rushford, Minn., gradua- ting, June, 1886; Northern Indiana Nor- mal School, Valparaiso, Ind .. gradua- ting, degree of B.S., Aug. 8, 1888; I'ni- versity of Minnesota, College of Law, graduating, degree of LL.B., June 6. 1896. Taught school 5 years. Began practice of law at Carlton, July, 1896; county superintendent of schools, Carl- ton Co., 4 years; county attorney of Carlton Co., 1900-06. Republican. Pres- byterian. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Married at Superior, Wis, Sept. 4, 1890, to Miss Sara A. Watkins. Recreations: Fishing and hunting. Address: Carlton, Minn.
GREEN, Samuel B., educator; born at Chelsea, Mass., Sept. 15, 1859; son of Thomas and Anna E. Green; graduate Massachusetts Agricultural College, de- gree of B.S., 1879; has made special study of horticulture and forestry. Married at Wellesley Hills, Mass., 1887, to Miss Alice C. Hazelton. Has been professor of horticulture and forestry, I'niversity of Minnesota, since 1888. Associate editor Farm and Fireside since 1888; secretary Minnesota Horti- cultural Society, 1890; president Minne- sota Horticultural Society, 1907. Vis- ited Europe and studied forestry and horticulture in Germany, Denmark, Hol- land, Belgium, France and England. 1900. Author: Amateur Fruit Growing; Vegetable Gardening; Forestry in Min- nesota; Principles of American Fores- try; also University bulletins on agri- cultural and forestry topics. Address: St. Anthony Park, Minn.
GREEN, T. H., president Green & De- Laittre Company; born at Lynchburg. O., Oct. 27, 1849: son of Israel C. and Rachel (Moorman) Green; educated in public schools of Clinton Co., O., and at Eastman National Business College. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Began active ca- reer as bookkeeper and cashier in a country store at Versailles, Ill., con- tinuing in same capacity with H. L. Spencer Co., wholesale grocers, Oska- loosa, Ia .; was secretary and treasurer,
Tolerton & Stetson Co., wholesale gro- cers, Sioux City, Ia., Sept. 1, 1885, to Jan. 22, 1901; has been president Green & DeLaittre Company, importers and
wholesale grocers, Minneapolis (of which he was one of the organizers), since the establishment of the company, July 1, 1901; also president Northwest- ern Jobbers' Credit Bureau, St. Paul, and director Knapp & Spencer Co., Sioux City, Ia. Republican. Member Society of Friends. Mason, Knight Templar,
Shriner. Married at Versailles, Ill., Sept. 3, 1873, to Miss Julia A. Casteen. Club: Commercial. Office: 18-22 3rd St., N. Residence: 2106 Aldrich Av., S., Minneapolis.
GREENE, Charles Lyman, physician ; born at Gray, Me., Sept. 21, 1862; son of Dr. William Warren and Elizabeth (Lawrence) Greene; educated at Uni- versity of Michigan; University of Min- nesota (graduating, M.D., 1890); took post-graduate work in hospitals of Har- vard, Johns Hopkins and London and in Paris, Berne and Heidelberg. Interne in St. Josepli's and City Hospital, St. Paul, Minn. Married at St. Paul, Oct. 6, 1886, to Miss Jessie Rice. Professor of the theory and practice of medicine in the Medical Department, University of Minnesota, since 1891; formerly med- ical director, Minnesota Life Insurance Co., 1892-1904; ex-president National Association of Life Insurance Exami- ners. Member of the State Board of Health. At present time attending phy- sician St. Luke's Hospital, the City and County Hospital and the St. Paul Free Dispensary, also trustee St. Luke's Hos- pital. Author: Medical Examination of Life Insurance and its Associated Clini- cal Methods; A Manual of Medical Diag- nosis, etc. Member Association of American Physicians, American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, Minne- sota State Medical Association (ex-pres- ident), Ramsey County Medical Society, etc. Recreations: Foreign travel, hunt- ing, golf and curling. Office: 150 LOW- ry Arcade. Residence: 415 Summit Av., St. Paul.
GREENE, Leroy O., real estate; born at Lancaster, N. Y., July 11, 1850; son of Pardon H. and Margaret R. (Miner) Greene; public school education; mar- ried at Albert Lea, 1874, to Miss Clara A. Ruble. Came to Minnesota, 1861; in real estate business in Albert Lea since 1881; also manager Home Metal- lic Refrigerator Co. Mayor of Albert Lea, 1905, to April, 1907. Republican. Address: Albert Lea, Minn.
GREENE, Oscar Curtis, railway offi- cial; born at Mogadore, O., Feb. 21, 1842; son of Barnebas B. and Nancy Caldwell (Vallandigham) Greene; edu- cated in Ohio public schools and Hiram (Ohio) College; married at St. Paul, July 26, 1880, to Jennie Goodrich Schef- fer. Began business career as telegraph operator with "Bee Line" railroad, Belle-
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fontaine, O., 1861-63; in service of
Northwestern Telegraph Co., 1864-66;
superintendent of telegraph, St. Paul &
Pacific R. R., 1866-72; superintendent of telegraph, Northern Pacific Railway since 1872. Member Association of Railway Telegraph superintendents. Office: General Office Northern Pacific Ry. Residence: 477 Holly Av., St. Paul.
GREENING, Charles F., banker, farm- er; born in Worcester, England, Jan. 20, 1845; son of John and Maria (Kelly) Greening (both natives of Worcester) ; came to America with parents early in life and was educated in country schools at Mazo Manie, Wis .; married at Le Roy, Minn., Dec. 18, 1869, to Miss Clara E. Caswell, a graduate of Winona State Normal School. Began learning the tin- smith trade at 14; enlisted from the tin shop in the Civil War, as private in Co. A, 11th Wis. Vol. Inf., serving until the close of the war; resumed work in tin shop, Aug., 1865, at Mazo Manie, Wis .; removed to Le Roy, Minn .. April 1867 and worked at trade one vear; on account of failing health, he left the shop, clerked in hotel and work- ed on a farm; located at Grand Meadow and engaged in hardware and tinsmith business, starting a small bank of ex- change in conjunction, Sept., 1871, and has ever since continued in banking business. President Exchange State Bank; general manager Home Telephone Co .; treasurer school district No. 77 since 1876. Republican. Member Min- nesota Legislature, 1876-77. Member Masonic order, Blue Lodge, Chapter and Commandery; Bootlı Post, G. A. R.
( quartermaster since 1886). Club:
Business Men's Association : Recrea- tions: Bicycle riding, fishing and hunt- ing. Address : Grand Meadow, Minn.
GREENMAN, Fay William, lawyer: born in Austin, Minn., May 21, 1878; son of John M. and Elizabeth ( Sturde- vant) Greenman (one child, Elizabetli Malin); educated at Austin High School, graduating, 1896: University of Minne- sota, College of Law, graduating, degree of LL.B., 1899. Has been actively en- gaged in practice of law since Oct. 12. 1899; admitted to practice in Minne- sota State and U. S. courts. Member Minnesota State and American Bar asso- siations. Republican. Methodist. Mem- ber Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Arcanum. Married at Austin. Minn., Dec. 25, 1899, to Miss Florence L. Burn- ham. Recreations: Ilunting, tennis. amateur photography. Address: Austin, Minn.
GREENMAN, Jesse E., lawyer; born at Savannah, Ill., July 3, 1861; son of Curtis S. and Mary Greenman; ed- ucated public
in schools at Tis- kilwa, Ill., and Kearney, Neb., Archi- bald's Business College, Minneapolis, and private tutors; studied law in office of Jackson & Pond, Minneapolis; married at St. Paul, 1892, to Miss Estelle M. Thompson. Engaged in lumbering and
mining in Black Hills, S. Dak., 1876-84; after coming to Minneapolis, was two years with Jackson & Pond, lawyers; assistant credit man, Wyman, Mullin & Co., 1885-88; same position with Pow- ers Dry Goods Co., St. Paul, 1889; in charge Law Department, R. G. Dun & Co., 1890-96; credit man for Guiterman Bros., 1896-98; back to R. G. Dun & Co., 1898-1902; since 1902 with firm of Gilbert & Greenman. Mason; member B. P. O. E. Office: Nat. Ger. Am. Bank Bldg. Residence: 565 Portland Av., St. Paul.
GREENMAN, John M., lawyer; born at Hornellsville, N. Y .. April 15, 1837; son of Henry G. and Mary B. (Maxson) Greenman; educated in common schools and at Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y. Minnesota pioneer; began practice of law at Dover, Minn., 1858, and has been continuously in practice of the profes- sion since that time and at Austin since 1870. County commissioner Olmsted Co., 1860; county attorney Mower Co., 1880-84; judge of probate Mower Co .. since 1903. Member Minnesota Bar As- sociation. Methodist. Married at Dover, Olmsted Co., Minn., 1858, to Miss Eliza- beth Sturdivant. Mason, B. P. O. E., M. W. A. Recreations: Fishing, read- ing. Address: Austin, Minn.
GREENO, Ernest E., banking; born at Kentville. N. S., Can., Sept. 4, 1846; son of John H. and Sarah (Dodge) Greeno; came to Minnesota with parents, 1870; educated in public schools of North Warren, Minn. Engaged in farming, 1885-89; was in grocery business, 1889-96; in livery business, 1896-1900; county com- missioner Todd Co., 1896-1904; in real estate business, 1900-1903; has been en- gaged in banking since 1903. Was presi- dent Citizens State Bank, and since Jan. 29, 1907, has been cashier City National Bank. Republican. Protestant. Mem- ber I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W. (Encamp- ment and Canton), M. W. A., M. S .. F. O. E. Married at Staples, Minn., Oct. 7, 1901, to Miss Addie Dower. Club: Commercial. Address: Staples, Minn.
GREGERSEN, Anton Harald, mer- chant; born at Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 13, 1865; son of Hans and Chris- tine Gregersen; educated in
Latin schools of Copenhagen. Came to Amer- ica, 1882, and located in Minnesota; worked in general merchandise store, 1882-87; was in offices of C. Gotzian & Co., wholesale dealers and manufactur- ers of boots, shoes and rubber goods, 1887-93; was bookkeeper and credit man of H. C. Burbank & Co., St. Paul, 1893- 99; has been senior member of the firm of A. H. Gregersen & Co, dealers in general merchandise, Alexandria, since Jan., 1899. President, Commercial Club. Alexandria. Married at St. Paul, Minn .. 1894, to Miss Eliza Gottschammer. Ad- dress: Alexandria, Minn.
GREGG, Jesse A., wholesale iron, steel and heavy hardware; born at Mor-
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gantown, Va., March 14, 1853; son of Cephas and Mary (Newton) Gregg; re- moved to Decorah, Ia., at 11 years of age; educated in common schools. Rear- ed on a farm; came to St. Paul, 1872, and began business career in employ of Nicols & Dean, and has since been iden- tified with that establishment, represent- ing the house on the road for 10 years; partner, under title of Nicols, Dean & Gregg, since May 1, 1901, and vice presi- dent of the firm. Republican. Trustee Dayton Av. Presbyterian Church. Mem- ber Sons of American Revolution (vice president), A. O. U. W. Married at Decorah, Ia., 1882, to Miss Ella Bradish. Clubs: Commercial (ex-president), Min- nesota, Lafayette, Town and Country. Recreation: Automobiling. Offices: 8th and Sibley Sts. Residence: 483 Ashland Av., St. Paul.
GREGG, Oren C., farmer, breeder; born at Enosburgh, Vt., Nov. 2, 1845; son of Oren and Clarinda (Comstock) Gregg; educated in common schools, academic and collegiate institute, Ver- mont and New York; married at Platts- burgh, N. Y., May, 1867, to Miss Char- lotte I. Carter. Came to Minnesota, 1865; was county auditor of Lyon Co., for 10 years; has been superintendent of farmers' institutes in Minnesota for twenty years and is now acting in that capacity; also breeder of dairy cattle. Methodist. Address: Lynd, Minn.
GREGORY, Frank L., coal and iron; born on farm in Platt Co., Ind., Dec. 31, 1858; son of Albert G. and Martha M. (Linnell) Gregory; educated in common school, Bement, Ill., and high school, Indianapolis; married at Indianap- olis, June S, 1883, to Mary A. Coburn. Served with Indianapolis, Bloomington Western Ry. Co. at Indianapolis as clerk in auditor's office, traveling audi- tor and later freight agent, 1876-87; in retail coal business at Omaha, Neb., 1887-93; sold out to accept position with Philadelphia & Reading Co., Oct. 1, 1893, as agent at Omaha; transfer- red, May 1, 1899, to St. Paul, where he has continued; also secretary F. L. Bosworth & Co., wholesale silverware, Minneapolis. Fresbyterian. Member Royal Arcanum. Club: Commercial. Office: Grand Opera House Bldg. Resi- dence: 657 Dayton Av., St. Paul.
GREGORY, George W., real estate; born at Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 22, 1842; son of Alfred S. and Rhoda C. (Gallup) Gregory; educated in public schools; married at Racine, Wis., 1873, to Miss Mary J. Weed. Came to Winona, 1857; in drug business for 6 years, and in crockery and glassware business for 30 years; has been in real estate and in- surance business since 1900. Member Winona Candy Co .; secretary Winona Board of Trade (ex-president). Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Ex-alderman. Recreations: Launching, quoits. Ad- dress: Winona, Minn.
GREGORY, Joel Ernest, lawyer; born, Polo, Ill., Nov. 2, 1872; son of Willianı S. and Helen E. (Carll) Gregory; edu- cated in public schools and high school, St. Paul, graduated, 1892; University of Minnesota, B.S., 1896; Law Department, University of Minnesota, LL.B., 1898; unmarried. Began practice of law in St. Paul, Jan. 1, 1899. Member Minne- sota State Legislature, 33rd session, 1903. Member I. O. O. F., Woodmen of the World, Maccabees. Club: Day- ton's Bluff Commercial. Office: Man-
hattan Bldg. Residence: 877 Phalen
Av., St. Paul.
GREGORY, Walter, manager Advance Thresher Co., Minneapolis, Minn .; born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Feb. 25, 1841; son of Milton K. and Hannah C. (Cook) Gre- gory; educated at Battle Creek and Al- bion, Mich. At the age of twenty en- listed in army at Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 20, 1861, as member of the regi- ment, Merrill Horse; served as non- commissioned officer; later commissioned Ist lieut. of regiment, Merrill Horse, by Govenor .W. P. Hall of Missouri; honorably discharged at close of war, Sept. 9, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. Re- turned to Battle Creek and engaged in business and farming, and as traveling salesman for the Walter A. Wood Har- vesting Machine Co. in foreign countries, mostly in South America; drove and operated the first harvesting machine that ever cut any grain in the Argen- tine Republic, Nov. 22, 1877. Entered service of the Advance Thresher Co. as manager of their branch office at Min- neapolis, Minn., Oct. 15, 1885; has made a number of trips abroad in the interest of the Advance Thresher Co., especially to Romania, Russia and the Argentine Republic. Republican. Universalist. Member of the Masonic order, B. P. O. E., A. O. U. W., U. C. T., Rollins Post, G. A. R. Married at Battle Creek, Mich., May 30, 1867, to Miss Lucy A. Lewis. Club: Commecial (director since its organization.) Office: 700 3rd St., S. Residence: 1612 1st Av., S., Minne- apolis, Minn.
GREGORY, William Daniel, grain, lumber and mills; born at Maumee, O .. March 22, 1855; son of Daniel Lawrence and Ann P. Gregory; educated in Maumee public schools and Central Ohio Conference Seminary, Maumee; married, at Minneapolis, 1889, to Nellie Sowle. Entered business with his father. as miller, at Maumee and Toledo, O., 1872; associated with the milling firm of Fallis & Linton, Toledo, 1876; engaged in lum- ber business in Tennessee, 1880; in busi- ness in Texas with his father, 1883; en- tered grain commission business in Min- neapolis, Minn., in company with S. S. Linton, formerly of Fallis & Linton, Toledo, O., 1884; the death of Mr. Lin- ton requiring change in firm. W. J. Jen- nison became a member in 1897 and the firm has since been known as Gregory, Jennison & Co., one of large organi-
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zations of the Northwest. President Gregory, Bliss & Co., Gregory, Carter & Co., Midway Elevator Co .; vice president and secretary, Powers Elevator Co., Duluth Universal Milling Co .; member firm of Gregory, Cook & Co. Member Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Du- luth Board of Trade, Chicago Board of Trade. Republican. Congregationalist.
Member Masonic order. Commercial Travelers of America, A. O. U. W. Clubs: Commercial, Lafayette, Minikahda. Of- fice: Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Resi- dence: 2733 Park Ave., Minneapolis.
GREINER, Frederick, brick and tile manufacturer; born at Chaska, Minn., Dec. 25, 1855; educated in public schools of Chaska and St. Paul, Minn .; Moravian Academy, Chaska, graduating, June,
1872. Taught school 1872-73; deputy register of deeds, Carver Co., Minn., 1873-76; telegraph operator and station agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., at Chaska, 1876-92. Has been en- gaged in manufacture of brick and tile from 1882 to present time, the firm be- ing Greiner & Corning. with factory at Chaska and office in St. Paul; also en- gaged in fire insurance business since 1900. President Chaska Canning Co .; director Carver County Sugar Co. and Carver County State Bank. Member Chaska Board of Education; mayor of Chaska, 1892-98; member State Board of Equalization, 1900-04. Republican (member congressional committee, 3rd district ). Mason; member I. O. O. F. Married at Chaska, Dec. 28, 1887, to Miss Magdalene E. Salter. Address: Chaska, Minn.
GRIBBEN, James Perry, lumber; born at Mt. Vernon, O., April 7, 1845; son of Samuel White and Elizabeth Mathews (Morgan) Gribben; graduate Mt. Vernon High School. Came to St. Paul, 1867, and has since been in lum- her business; president Gribben Lumber Co., since 1893. Office: 194 E. 7th St. Residence: 1373 Summit Av., St. Paul.
GRIFFIN, George Wortham, Minne- sota manager for Samuel Cupples Wood- enware Co .; born, Madison, Rockingham Co., N. C., April 4, 1865; son of George Washington and Eleanor (Bailey) Grif- fin; educated in Southwestern Baptist University, Jackson, Tenn .; married, St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 25, 1905, Mary Alice Davis. Assistant sergeant-at-arms, Ten- nessee House of Representatives, 1883- 84; sergeant-at-arms, Tennessee Senate, 1885-86; assistant clerk, Tennessee Sen- ate, 1887-88. Travelling representative Wills Stationery Co., of Memphis, Tenn., July, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1889; travelling representative of Western Paper Bag Co., of Batavia, Ill., Jan., 1889 to Dec. 16, 1892; Minnesota and Dakota rep- resentative of Samuel Cupples Wooden- ware Co., of St. Louis, Mo., since Jan., 1893; now their St. Paul and Minneapolis manager. Clubs: Minnesota, Commer- cial. Office: 242 East 3rd St. Resi- dence: 625 Grand Av., St. Paul.
GRIFFIN, John H., insurance; born at Little Falls, N. Y., March 24, 1864; educated in public schools and academy; came to Minnesota, 1881; married at Rochester, Minn., 1897, to Mary Irene Willson. In fire insurance business since 1887; secretary and treasurer of the Consolidated F. & M. Insur- ance Co., since 1897; also director First National Bank, Albert Lea Brick & Tile Co., Hayward (Minn.) State Bank Independent in politics. Club: Com- mercial. Mason. Address: Albert Lea, Minn.
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