Edward Everett Grosscup (August 2, 1860 – December 16, 1933) was chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915.[1] In 1916 he became the New Jersey state purchasing agent.[2]
Edward Everett Grosscup | |
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| Treasurer of the State of New Jersey | |
| In office 1913–1916 | |
| Governor | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Daniel Spader Voorhees |
| Succeeded by | William T. Read |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1860 Bridgeton, New Jersey |
| Died | December 16, 1933 (aged 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Biography edit
He was born on August 2, 1860, in Bridgeton, New Jersey, to Charles Christopher Grosscup and Anna Dare Hires.[2]
He married Sarah E. Finlaw (1858–1884) on October 19, 1881, in Camden, New Jersey, and had as their child, Walter Truman Grosscup (1883–1950).[3]
After the death of his first wife he married Anna Josephine Swaney (1861–1907) on July 10, 1885, in Camden and had as their children: George Charles Grosscup (1887–1936), and Ethel Amanda Grosscup (1891–1949).
Grosscup had made an unsuccessful run in Cumberland County for sheriff in 1896, and lost a race for a seat in the New Jersey Senate in 1898 to Edward C. Stokes, a Republican who would later be elected as Governor. He moved to Gloucester County in 1899, settling in Wenonah, later making an unsuccessful run for Congress, opposing Henry Clay Loudenslager.[4]
He was elected Treasurer of the State of New Jersey in 1913 replacing Daniel Spader Voorhees.[1] He married for a third time, Florence Steele (born 1895) on June 17, 1914.[5]
He became the state purchasing agent for New Jersey on March 21, 1916.[2]
He died on December 16, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 73.
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b "Grosscup State Treasurer and Hughes Senator". The New York Times. January 29, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ^ a b c Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1921.
- ^ "Walter T. Grosscup, Philadelphia Aide, 67". The New York Times. September 25, 1950. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ^ Scannell, John James. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II), p. 198. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed November 30, 2013.
- ^ "Treasurer Weds His Treasure". Pittsburg Press. July 12, 1914. Retrieved 2013-11-16.