George W. Grandey

George Washington Grandey was born in Panton, Vermont on February 3, 1813.

[1] He studied law, became an attorney in 1840 and established a practice in Vergennes, Vermont.

Grandey served in several local offices, including county school superintendent, city school superintendent, state's attorney, postmaster, justice of the peace, and mayor of Vergennes.

[7][8][9] For thirteen years from the 1850s to the 1870s Grandey served in the Vermont House of Representatives, including election as Speaker from 1854 to 1857 and 1868 to 1870.

[11][12] In 1867 Grandey was appointed U.S. Consul in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.