Henry W. Grout
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
1914–1918
Constituency38th District
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office
1910–1914
Personal details
Born
Henry Whittemore Grout

(1858-03-24)March 24, 1858
Waterloo, Iowa
DiedJune 28, 1932(1932-06-28) (aged 74)
Waterloo, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Olive Wright Wilson
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(m. 1892; died 1910)​
Agnes A. Perry
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(m. 1914)​
OccupationFinancier, politician

Henry Whittemore Grout (March 24, 1858 – June 28, 1932) was a financier, state legislator, and philanthropist from Waterloo, Iowa. The Grout Museum is one of his legacies.

Biography

Henry W. Grout was born in Waterloo on March 24, 1858.[1] He worked as a miner, farmer, traveling salesman, real estate agent, park commissioner, and bank director.[2][3]

He married Olive Wright Wilson on December 29, 1892. After her death on August 30, 1910, he remarried to Agnes A. Perry on September 3, 1914.[3]

A Republican, he was elected to two terms in the Iowa House of Representatives, serving from 1910 to 1914.[2] He represented the 38th District in the state Senate from 1914 to 1918.[3]

He died in Waterloo on June 28, 1932, suffering a heart attack while giving a talk at the Hotel President.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Eldridge, Mary Beth. "Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa". Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Iowa Official Register, Volume 25. Secretary of State of Iowa. 1913. pp. 692–693. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d "Henry W. Grout Dies as He Talks to Optimist Club". Water Daily Courier. June 28, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grout Museum of History & Science". Archived from the original on April 4, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2008.

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