Background
Groesbeck, William Slocum was born on July 24, 1815 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of John H. and Mary (Slocum) Groesbeck.
Groesbeck, William Slocum was born on July 24, 1815 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of John H. and Mary (Slocum) Groesbeck.
Graduate Miami University, Oxford, O., 1834.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1836. Member Ohio Constitutional Convention, 1851. Commissioner to codify laws of Ohio, 1852.
Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 35th Congress, 1857-1859.
Member Washington (District of Columbia) Peace Convention, 1861. Member Ohio Senate, 1864.
Delegate National Union Convention, 1866. Served as defense counsel to President Andrew Johnson in his impeachment trials, 1868.
Presidential candidate of a small group of liberal Republicans, 1872, received one electoral vote for vice president United States.
Delegate International Monetary Conference, Paris, France, 1878.
Member Ohio Constitutional Convention, 1851. Member United States House of Representatives from Ohio, 35th Congress, 1857-1859. Member Washington (District of Columbia) Peace Convention, 1861.
Member Ohio Senate, 1864.
Married Elizabeth Burnet, November 12, 1837, 5 children.