George Grimm Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
George Grimm
Office:Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge
Term Start:January 1, 1907
Term End:January 1, 1937
Predecessor:Benjamin F. Dunwiddle
Successor:Jesse Earle
State1:Wisconsin
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Jefferson 2nd
Term Start1:January 1, 1887
Term End1:January 1, 1889
Predecessor1:Samuel A. Craig
Successor1:Mark Curtis
Party:Republican
Birth Date:11 September 1859
Birth Place:Jefferson, Wisconsin
Death Place:Jefferson, Wisconsin
Death Cause:Stroke
Restingplace:Union Cemetery
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Father:Adam Grimm
Mother:Anna (Thoma) Grimm

George Grimm (September 11, 1859October 19, 1945) was an American judge, lawyer, and politician. He was a Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge for 30 years and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly

Biography

Grimm was born in Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. He went to Jefferson Liberal Institute and to Northwestern College in Watertown, Wisconsin. In 1879, Grimm received his law degree from University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar. He practiced law in Jefferson, Wisconsin and was involved with farming and beekeeping. Grimm served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1887 and was a Republican. Grimm served as a Wisconsin Circuit Court judge for Jefferson County from 1907 to 1937. Grimm died from a stroke at his home in Jefferson, Wisconsin.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1887,' Biographical Sketch of George Grimm,' pg. 500
  2. 'George Grimm, Former Circuit Court Judge, Dies at 86.' Janesville Daily Gazette, October 19, 1945, pg. 1, 8