Joseph Blackburn McGrew (28 January 1829 – 30 December 1897) was a member of the

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and the

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Biography

McGrew was born in

Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Wayne Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,232 people in the township, 2,030 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the western p ...

. He moved to

Richland County, Wisconsin Richland County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,304. Its county seat is Richland Center. The county was created from the Wisconsin Territory in 1842 and organized in 1850. It is named fo ...

in 1855.

Career

McGrew was a member of the Assembly in 1875 and of the Senate from 1880 to 1881. Previously, he was Chairman of the

Richland, Richland County, Wisconsin Richland is a town in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,364 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.5 square miles (81.6 km2), all of it l ...

Board and the Richland County Board. Additionally, McGrew was Sheriff of Richland County in 1863. He was a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGrew, Joseph 1829 births 1897 deaths People from Jefferson County, Ohio People from Richland County, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin sheriffs 19th-century American legislators