About Thomas Wingfield Grimes
Lived 1844 – 1905 (aged 60). Thomas Wingfield Grimes was an American politician and lawyer.
Thomas Wingfield Grimes (December 18, 1844 – October 28, 1905) was an American politician and lawyer.
Biography Grimes was born in Columbus, Georgia. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1863, Grimes studied law and became a practicing lawyer.
After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Grimes was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1868, 1869, 1875, and 1876, the Georgia Senate in 1878 and 1879, and the U.S. House of Representatives in 1886 and 1888.
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Confederate Army soldie and politician (1844-1905)
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Thomas Wingfield Grimes was born on 18 December 1844 in Columbus.
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Thomas Wingfield Grimes died on 28 October 1905 in Columbus.
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Thomas Wingfield Grimes was a politician and lawyer.
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