. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. April, 1849. In 1858 Mr. G. was elected to theresponsible office of Justice of the Peace, in which position he hasserved for some nineteen years; in 1862 was appointed Deputy Col-lector of Internal Revenue; has been Notary Public for some sevenyears; in 1866 Mr. G. was appointed U. S. Commissioner. Mr. a
. History of Tazewell county, Illinois ; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws. April, 1849. In 1858 Mr. G. was elected to theresponsible office of Justice of the Peace, in which position he hasserved for some nineteen years; in 1862 was appointed Deputy Col-lector of Internal Revenue; has been Notary Public for some sevenyears; in 1866 Mr. G. was appointed U. S. Commissioner. Mr. a Whig until the formation of the Republican party, Avhen hebecame identified with its principles, to which he has since given hisunwavering support. He voted twice for the martyred Lincoln,and twice for Gen. Grant. We find much that is worthy of com-mendation in the career of this venerable gentleman. George Greigg, a prominent business man and banker of Pekin,came to Tazewell Co. in the fall of 1841. He is the son of Davidand Agnes (Hackney) Greigg, of Scottish birth, and was himselfborn in Forfarshire, Scotland, in the year 1818, where, surroundedby the best influences of his mountain home, he formed his habitsand established a character that has done much, in mature years, to. M Xtt
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