Edward Everett Grosscup
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1860 Bridgeton, New Jersey |
| Died | December 16, 1933 (aged 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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]
Biography
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 (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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Grosscup State Treasurer and Hughes Senator". The New York Times. January 29, 1913. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
At a joint session of both houses at noon, Edward E. Grosscup of Gloucester County, Chairman of the Democratic State Committee, was elected State Treasurer to succeed Daniel S. Voorhees, Republican. The latter was his party's choice for re-election, but the Democrats, with a majority vote of 46, had things their own way and wrested the office from the opposition after it had been in Republican hands for nineteen years.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1921.
Mr. Grosscup was born in Bridgeton, Cumberland county, August 2, 1860, and is a son of the late Charles C. and Anna D. Grosscup. The father, Charles C. Grosscup, was a member of the Legislature in 1870 and 1871. ...
- ↑ "Walter T. Grosscup, Philadelphia Aide, 67". New York Times. September 25, 1950. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
Walter T. Grosscup, business and civic leader, died in his Germantown home today at the age of 67. ...
- ↑ 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.