John Bryan Grimes (1868–1923) was a

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Democratic politician and farmer who served as

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from 1901 until his death in 1923. He was the son of Confederate Major General

Bryan Grimes Bryan Grimes (November 2, 1828 – August 14, 1880) was a North Carolina planter and a general officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He fought in nearly all of the major battles of the Eastern Theater of that war. G ...

and the grandson of Congressman John Heritage Bryan.''American Ancestry'' By Thomas Patrick Hughes, Frank Munsell
/ref> Grimes grew up on the family plantation, "Grimesland," in Pitt County. He was educated at several North Carolina private schools, and then at the

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(1882–1885) before completing his education at Bryant and Stratton Business College in Baltimore. He worked on the staff of Governor Elias Carr. Grimes served as president of the North Carolina Tobacco Growers Association, was a member of the North Carolina Farmers Alliance, and in 1899 was appointed to the North Carolina Board of Agriculture. While serving as secretary of state, Grimes also served on and chaired the North Carolina Historical Commission.

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North Carolina Manual of 1913UNC: John Bryan Grimes (1868-1923) and Grimes Residence HallGuide to the J. Bryan Grimes Papers
1868 births 1923 deaths Secretaries of State of North Carolina North Carolina Democrats Bryant and Stratton College alumni {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub