George Grimmer (February 28, 1827March 16, 1907) was a

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immigrant, lumberman, politician, and

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pioneer. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate for four years, representing the 1st State Senate district—northeastern Wisconsin.

Biography

Grimmer was born on February 28, 1827, in Saint David Parish, New Brunswick, then part of British North America. He emigrated to the

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, and, in 1850, he moved to

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, to work as a lumberman. Three years later, he moved to Kewaunee, Wisconsin, where he remained for the rest of his life. In Kewaunee, he served as chairman of the town board for several years, and was chairman of the

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Board of Supervisors. In 1876, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate, running on the

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ticket. He represented Wisconsin's 1st State Senate district which then comprised

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, Kewaunee, Marinette, Oconto, and Shawano counties. 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.

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (1876, 1878)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grimmer, George People from Charlotte County, New Brunswick Emigrants from pre-Confederation New Brunswick to the United States People from Shawano, Wisconsin People from Kewaunee, Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators 1827 births 1907 deaths 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Wisconsin politicians