Grover Winn
9th Speaker of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives
In office
1931–1933
Preceded byR. C. Rothenburg
Succeeded byJoe McDonald
Member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives
In office
1929–1933
Personal details
Born
Grover Cleveland Winn

January 3, 1886
Wiota, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1943 (aged 57)
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Washington (LLB)

Grover Cleveland Winn (January 3, 1886 – May 18, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician who served as speaker of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Winn was born Grover Cleveland Winn in Wiota, Wisconsin, in 1886. He received his law degree in 1910 from the University of Washington School of Law.[1]

Career

Winn practiced law in Juneau, Alaska, and served as a member of the Juneau School Board.[2] Winn was a member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933, serving as speaker from 1931 to 1933. He was a Republican.

Personal life

His son, William, became a noted art dealer and critic in Juneau, Alaska.[3] Winn died in 1943.

References

  1. ↑ Representatives, Alaska Legislature House of (1931). The Journal of the House of Representatives.
  2. ↑ "Grover Cleveland Winn". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Winn, William A." City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska. Retrieved 2011-11-08.


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