Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican politician (1821-1891)
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Josiah Bushnell Grinnell was a U.S. congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, radical abolitionist, one of the founders of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College.
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The marker for the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom stands next to the Grinnell tombstone at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa.
The home of J.B. Grinnell sat east of Central Park. This 1870 photo includes an arrow pointing to the room said to be where John Brown stayed when he came through town in 1859 with a dozen formerly enslaved persons making their way to freedom on via the Underground Railroad network.Politicians from United States 6
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United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1821 to 1891 · aged 69
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