Congressional Delegate from Alaska Territory. A native of South Dakota, Grigsby entered the military to serve as a 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish - American War. After the war, he moved to the Alaska Territory, where he was elected the mayor of Nome in 1914. In 1916, Grigsby became the Attorney General of the territory until 1919. In 1920, he was chosen to be the delegate to Congress from the Alaska Territory after the death of the previous holder, which he held until early 1921.
George and his first wife Elizabeth Alice Chapman were the parents of four children: Melvin Chapman Grigsby (1905-1960), George Barnes Grigsby, Jr. (1907-1933), Elizabeth Kingsbury (Grigsby) Hastings (1909-1994), and Jane (Grigsby) McKnight Dudley (1913-1985).
George and his first wife Elizabeth Alice Chapman were the parents of four children: Melvin Chapman Grigsby (1905-1960), George Barnes Grigsby, Jr. (1907-1933), Elizabeth Kingsbury (Grigsby) Hastings (1909-1994), and Jane (Grigsby) McKnight Dudley (1913-1985).
Congressional Delegate from Alaska Territory. A native of South Dakota, Grigsby entered the military to serve as a 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish - American War. After the war, he moved to the Alaska Territory, where he was elected the mayor of Nome in 1914. In 1916, Grigsby became the Attorney General of the territory until 1919. In 1920, he was chosen to be the delegate to Congress from the Alaska Territory after the death of the previous holder, which he held until early 1921.
George and his first wife Elizabeth Alice Chapman were the parents of four children: Melvin Chapman Grigsby (1905-1960), George Barnes Grigsby, Jr. (1907-1933), Elizabeth Kingsbury (Grigsby) Hastings (1909-1994), and Jane (Grigsby) McKnight Dudley (1913-1985).
George and his first wife Elizabeth Alice Chapman were the parents of four children: Melvin Chapman Grigsby (1905-1960), George Barnes Grigsby, Jr. (1907-1933), Elizabeth Kingsbury (Grigsby) Hastings (1909-1994), and Jane (Grigsby) McKnight Dudley (1913-1985).
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