About Minnie J. Grinstead
Lived 1869 – 1925 (aged 56). Minnie J. Grinstead was an American politician and suffragist.
Minnie J. Grinstead (; born September 30, 1869 – December 24, 1925) was an American teacher, politician, and temperance lecturer and organizer. She was the first female member of the Kansas House of Representatives. Grinstead served as a state representative from 1918 to 1924. She was a Republican.
Biography Grinstead was born on September 30, 1869, in Crawford County, Kansas.
During her tenure in the Kansas House of Representatives she served as chairman of the House Education Committee, chairman of the House Public Welfare Committee and as a member of the House Roads and Highways Committee. In 1921 she was appointed by Gov. Henry Justin Allen to the State School Code Commission. The commission's job was to study the state's education laws and make recommendations to the 1923 Kansas Legislature for legislation related to education law. ) arising from a fall.
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American politician (1869-1925)
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Minnie J. Grinstead was born on 30 September 1869 in Crawford County.
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Minnie J. Grinstead died on 24 December 1925 in Liberal.
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Minnie J. Grinstead was a politician and suffragist.
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Minnie J. Grinstead was American.
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