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
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]