William Grimshaw - Pittsfield, IL
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N 39° 36.612 W 090° 48.940
15S E 687518 N 4386774
Grimshaw was Whig Party member and adjutant of the 17th Ill. Militia.
Waymark Code: WM18H0Y
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 08/03/2023
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County of Marker: Pike County
Location of Marker: 750 W. Perry St., Pittsfield
Marker Erected by: Abe Lincoln's Pike County
Marker Text:
"Grimshaw was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, PA, and came to Pike County in 1833. A prominent local attorney, he was adjutant of the 17th Ill. Militia and a delegate to both state constitutional conventions as a Whig Party member. He authored the provision against dueling in the 1847 state constitution. Grimshaw participated in several court cases with Lincoln in Pike County and hired Lincoln to represent him in a federal court case in Chicago. Grimshaw's office was in one of he front rooms of his home. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1860, which nominated Lincoln for President." ~ Looking For Lincoln, Lincoln's Pike County