Grosvenor, Charles Henry, 1833-1917
Variant namesCharles Henry Grosvenor (CHG) was an attorney, a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, and a United States Congress representative for 20 years. CHG grew up in Athens, Ohio. He was responsible for persuading Andrew Carnegie to provide funds for a library at Ohio University.
Constance Leete (CL) is his granddaughter through his second wife Louise Currier. CL lived in the Grosvenor house until sold to the Episcopal Church in 1948.
From the guide to the Grosvenor family papers, 1819-1944, (Ohio University)
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| associatedWith | Barrett, Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell), 1824-1910 | person |
| associatedWith | Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, | person |
| associatedWith | Bishop, J. W. (Judson Wade), 1831-1917. | person |
| associatedWith | Butterworth, Benjamin, 1837-1898. | person |
| correspondedWith | Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909. | person |
| associatedWith | Elder, Abram P. T. (Abram Peter Turner) | person |
| associatedWith | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Hay, John, 1838-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Leete, Constance | person |
| associatedWith | Leete, Constance. | person |
| associatedWith | Ohio University | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Oldroyd, Osborn H. (Osborn Hamiline), 1842-1930. | person |
| associatedWith | Pruden, Samuel Baldwin, 1798-1863. | person |
| associatedWith | William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) | corporateBody |
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Birth 1833-09-20
Death 1917-10-30
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