Hon. George W. Grubbs

    George W. Grubbs, attorney, Martinsville, was born in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, September 26, 1842. He was the second son of Richard L. and Louisa (Armstrong) Grubbs. His ancestors came from Pennsylvania. His Grandfather Armstrong was a soldier in the war of 1812. The subject of this sketch graduated from Franklin County in 1861, and at once enlisted in Company I, Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry. From this time until the spring of 1866, he was on active duty, and for meritorious conduct he rose successively from private to Lieutenant, Brevet Captain, and in the summer of 1864, was commissioned Major of the Forty-second Regiment Colored Infantry. General of the Fist Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps. He was in all the important engagements in which his regiment participated, and while commanding the Forty-second Regimen was engaged in the Nashville campaign. From the close of the war until he was mustered out of service, he was stationed as commander at Decatur, Alabama.

    Immediately upon his return from the field, he entered the law office of Porter, Harrison & Fishback, at Indianapolis, and began the study of the profession He was admitted to the bar in 1868, and removed to Martinsville the same year. In 1876, he was elected by the Republicans of his district to the Legislature, and served with ability, being honored with the chairmanship of Judiciary Committee. He was elected to the State Senate in 1878, and was appointed a member of the same committee. As an attorney, the reputation of Mr. Grubbs is high. He was a delegate to the National Convention, which nominated Gen. Grant for the Presidency in 1868, and the later one which nominated R. B. Hayes in 1876. He was also a member of the Electoral College in 1872, and assisted in the re-election of Gen. Grant. He has also been a constant attendant of the Republican State, district and county conventions.

Source: Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. Charles Blanchard, Editor. F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.