Background
Grout, Jonathan was born on July 23, 1737 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts (now Vermont).
United States representative politician
Grout, Jonathan was born on July 23, 1737 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts (now Vermont).
Studied law.
Grout was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts and served in the First United States Congress. Grout built the first optical telegraph in the United States, connecting Martha"s Vineyard and Boston.
Member Mass; member Massachusetts Member United States House