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Grannis, George W

soldier, clergyman, reformer, was born Aug. 24, 1847, in Butler county, Pa. During the civil war he served in company E, one hundred and ninety-third regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; and is now an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Since 1869 he has been a clergyman of the methodist episcopal church; has served as presiding elder; and is now filling a pastorate in Salem, Ore. He has always taken an active part in temperance and other reform movements, and contributes extensively to current literature.

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