Background
Ely, Grosvenor was born on February 21, 1884 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edwin Sanford and Mary Brewer (Chappell) Ely.
Ely, Grosvenor was born on February 21, 1884 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edwin Sanford and Mary Brewer (Chappell) Ely.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1906.
; children—Grosvenor, Larned. Married second, Mistress J. Dana Colt (Emily Turnbull), February 11, 1925. Began as apprentice, became chief Executive officer of 9 cotton mills located in three states.
President Chelsea Savings Bank, Norwich, since 1934, chairman advisory board Thames branch Hartford Connecticut Trust Company, Norwich, since 1940.
Director Connecticut Company (New Haven), Travelers Insurance Companies. Member Connecticut State Banking Advisory Council.
Trustee Norwich Academy. Formerly Chairman, Board Of Directors Thames Bank & Trust Company, Norwich.
Partner Turner-Halsey Company.
New York City. President Ashland Cotton Company, Jewett City, Connecticut. Treasurer Chadwick-Hoskins Company, Charlotte, North Carolina Associate chief cotton textile section War Industries Board, Washington 1918.
Member Connecticut State Banking Advisory Council. Member National Association Cotton Manufacturers (past vice president), Marine History Association (director), Savings Bank Association Connecticut (president 1946), American Bankers Association (research council). Clubs: Commerce (Norwich).
Married Mary Learned, September 21, 1906 (divorced 1922). Married second, Mistress. Children: Grosvenor, Larned.