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}}'''Ignatius Cooper Grubb''' (April 12, 1841 - June 20, 1927) was a [[Delaware]] politician, jurist and historian who served as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals from 1886 to 1897 and as the Associate Justice at large of the [[Delaware Supreme Court]] from 1897 to 1909.<ref name = "rjohnson">{{cite book | last = Johnson | first = Rossiter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans | publisher = | year = 1904 | location = Boston, Mass| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> As Secretary of State under Governor [[John P. Cochran]] from 1875 to 1879, he became involved in a boundary dispute with New Jersey that was not resolved until 1935.<ref name = "dgrubb">{{cite book | last = Grubb | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware | publisher = Higginson Book Co | year = 2008 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> He is best remembered as the champion for legislative reapportionment in Delaware starting in the 1880s and as the author of a 1896 history of the Delaware judiciary from colonial times. <ref name = "ewilson">{{cite book | last = Wilson | first = Emerson | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Forgotten Heroes of Delaware | publisher = | year = 1969 | location = Cambridge, Mass| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> |
}}'''Ignatius Cooper Grubb''' (April 12, 1841 - June 20, 1927) was a [[Delaware]] politician, jurist and historian who served as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals from 1886 to 1897 and as the Associate Justice at large of the [[Delaware Supreme Court]] from 1897 to 1909.<ref name = "rjohnson">{{cite book | last = Johnson | first = Rossiter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans | publisher = | year = 1904 | location = Boston, Mass| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> As Secretary of State under Governor [[John P. Cochran]] from 1875 to 1879, he became involved in a boundary dispute with New Jersey that was not resolved until 1935.<ref name = "dgrubb">{{cite book | last = Grubb | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware | publisher = Higginson Book Co | year = 2008 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> He is best remembered as the champion for legislative reapportionment in Delaware starting in the 1880s and as the author of a 1896 history of the Delaware judiciary from colonial times. <ref name = "ewilson">{{cite book | last = Wilson | first = Emerson | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Forgotten Heroes of Delaware | publisher = | year = 1969 | location = Cambridge, Mass| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
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Ignatius was first a lawyer and active politician who became Secretary of State in 1874 and became involved in a boundary dispute with New Jersey that remained unresolved until 1935. He later became a prominent champion of the contentious legislative reapportionment issue, bringing it to the Delaware General Assembly. Representatives were apportioned by county rather than by population, which worked to the disadvantage of cities like [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]. His "Grubb Representation Amendment" was supported by Gov. [[Charles C. Stockley]] and passed by both houses in 1883, but was narrowly voted down by the new General Assembly in 1884. Then, perhaps as a political ploy, Gov. Stockley offered him the non-political Supreme Court position for life. Ignatius accepted. But he continued to call for a new constitutional convention, which was finally held in 1897. The convention did address the reapportionment issue, giving Wilmington additional representatives; but the new constitution also restructured the Supreme Court and thus terminated Ignatius' life tenure. He continued to serve in the judiciary and later practiced law, becoming the then-longest serving member of the bar in Delaware. |
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Born in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware, Ignatius was the son of Wellington and Beulah (Allmond) Grubb, farmers north of Wilmington on the Delaware River. His family lived in the area since the early 1680s when [[John Grubb (Delaware settler)|John Grubb]] settled at a place still known as Grubb Landing. Orphaned at age 11, Ignatius and his sister Louisa where under the guardianship of Wilmington lawyer, Victor du Pont. After graduating from Yale, Grubb studied law under his guardian and was admitted to the bar in 1862.<ref name = "scharf1">{{cite book | last = Scharf | first = John T. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = History of Delaware 1609 - 1888 | publisher = | year = 1888 | location = Philadelphia| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> |
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A Democrat, Ignatius Grubb was elected clerk of the Delaware Assembly in 1867 and was appointed as Wilmington City solicitor in 1871. Three years later, he was John P. Cochran's campaign manager and was appointed Secretary of State after Cochran was elected Governor. During the Corhran administration, New Jersey and Delaware disputed fishing rights in the Delaware River south of the state's boarder with Pennsylvania. At Grubb's suggestion, the controversy was referred to the Supreme Court, but the issue was not finally resolved until 1935. |
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After his term as Secretary of State, Ignatius became a party leader and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He took up the cause of legislative reapportionment. At that time, Delaware's three counties had equal representation even though New Castle (which includes Wilmington) had a substantially larger population than the other two. Grubb drafted a constitutional amendment that was adopted by both houses in 1883. However, to become law the amendment also had to be approved by the Assembly elected the following year. In 1884, the amendment was unanimously endorsed at the party convention, but was defeated by one vote after the election when downstate members defected. Even though Governor Stockley appointed Ignatius to the non-political post of Associate Justice on the Court of Appeals for life in 1887, Grubb continued to call for a new constitutional convention. When the convention was finally held in 1897, Wilmington was given additional representatives. |
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| ⚫ | Ignatius, a bachelor and a world traveler, was asked by the President of Hawaii in 1895 to intercede with his political friends to help reduce senatorial opposition to the annexation of Hawaii. In 1902, he made a trip on the first modern submarine, [[Holland 602 type submarine|the Holland]]. During WWI, despite being in his 70's, he served in a gun crew on a British merchant ship. In 1919, he flew to Wilmington on an early seaplane. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=160561&GRid=7561244&/ Ignatius' tomb] has become a stop on the tours given at [[Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)|Old Swedes' Church]]. |
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Ignatius was the son of Wellington and Beulah (Allmond) Grubb, a Brandywine Hundred farmer who also owned land in Wilmington. The family was of the Delaware Grubb family founded by [[John Grubb (Delaware settler)|John and Frances Grubb]]. As part of his extensive travels, Ignatius became quite involved in family history and genealogy, and explored potential Grubb ancestral ties overseas. His work was viewed for years as a definitive history of the Delaware Grubb Family, although some of his key assertions have since been disproved. One of his enduring assertions was that Frances Grubb's maiden name was Vane, and that she was the daughter of [[Henry Vane the Younger|Sir Henry Vane]], the second governor of Massachusetts; But Henry Vane's daughter Frances was buried in Kent County, England, on June 4, 1683, while John's wife continued to bear children. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=160561&GRid=7561244&/ Ignatius' impressive tomb] at [[Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes)|Old Swedes' Church]] has become a popular stop on the tours given at the famous church, as it declares his belief that the family was descended from a member of the English Parliament in 1571. Recent research has shown the family was descended from rather modest Cornwall ancestry.<ref name = "dgrubb">{{cite book | last = Grubb | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware | publisher = Higginson Book Co | year = 2008 | location = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = | page = }}</ref> |
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<ref>History of Delaware: 1609 - 1888 : General History : John Thomas Scharf</ref> |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=160561&GRid=7561244&/ Ignatius C. Grubb's Gravesite] |
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Ignatius Cooper Grubb | |
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| Assoc. Justice, Delaware Court of Appeals and Assoc. Justice at large of the Delaware Supreme Court | |
| In office 1886–1909 | |
| Nominated by | Charles C. Stockley |
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| Alma mater | Yale |
Ignatius Cooper Grubb (April 12, 1841 - June 20, 1927) was a Delaware politician, jurist and historian who served as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals from 1886 to 1897 and as the Associate Justice at large of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1897 to 1909.[1] As Secretary of State under Governor John P. Cochran from 1875 to 1879, he became involved in a boundary dispute with New Jersey that was not resolved until 1935.[2] He is best remembered as the champion for legislative reapportionment in Delaware starting in the 1880s and as the author of a 1896 history of the Delaware judiciary from colonial times. [3]
Biography
Born in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware, Ignatius was the son of Wellington and Beulah (Allmond) Grubb, farmers north of Wilmington on the Delaware River. His family lived in the area since the early 1680s when John Grubb settled at a place still known as Grubb Landing. Orphaned at age 11, Ignatius and his sister Louisa where under the guardianship of Wilmington lawyer, Victor du Pont. After graduating from Yale, Grubb studied law under his guardian and was admitted to the bar in 1862.[4]
A Democrat, Ignatius Grubb was elected clerk of the Delaware Assembly in 1867 and was appointed as Wilmington City solicitor in 1871. Three years later, he was John P. Cochran's campaign manager and was appointed Secretary of State after Cochran was elected Governor. During the Corhran administration, New Jersey and Delaware disputed fishing rights in the Delaware River south of the state's boarder with Pennsylvania. At Grubb's suggestion, the controversy was referred to the Supreme Court, but the issue was not finally resolved until 1935.
After his term as Secretary of State, Ignatius became a party leader and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He took up the cause of legislative reapportionment. At that time, Delaware's three counties had equal representation even though New Castle (which includes Wilmington) had a substantially larger population than the other two. Grubb drafted a constitutional amendment that was adopted by both houses in 1883. However, to become law the amendment also had to be approved by the Assembly elected the following year. In 1884, the amendment was unanimously endorsed at the party convention, but was defeated by one vote after the election when downstate members defected. Even though Governor Stockley appointed Ignatius to the non-political post of Associate Justice on the Court of Appeals for life in 1887, Grubb continued to call for a new constitutional convention. When the convention was finally held in 1897, Wilmington was given additional representatives.
Personal life
Ignatius, a bachelor and a world traveler, was asked by the President of Hawaii in 1895 to intercede with his political friends to help reduce senatorial opposition to the annexation of Hawaii. In 1902, he made a trip on the first modern submarine, the Holland. During WWI, despite being in his 70's, he served in a gun crew on a British merchant ship. In 1919, he flew to Wilmington on an early seaplane. Ignatius' tomb has become a stop on the tours given at Old Swedes' Church.
References
- ^ Johnson, Rossiter (1904). The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Boston, Mass.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Grubb, David (2008). The Grubb Family of Grubb's Landing, Delaware. Higginson Book Co.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Wilson, Emerson (1969). Forgotten Heroes of Delaware. Cambridge, Mass.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Scharf, John T. (1888). History of Delaware 1609 - 1888. Philadelphia.
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