GRIDLEY
GRIDLEY
he was shot in the knee and incapacitated for
furtlier active service, and on JIarch 13, 1865, he
was brevetted major-general of volunteers for
gallantry before Atlanta. He then returned to
his native state and practised law at New Albany.
He was the unsuccessful Republican candidate
for representative in the 39th and 40th congresses
against Michael Kerr, in 1864 and 1866; subse-
quently supported Mr. Kerr when opposed by a
gi-eenbacker and inflationist, and was financial
agent at New York, for the state of Indiana,
1867-68. In 1869 President Grant offered liim the
coUeotorship of New Orleans, and the district
attorneyship of Indiana, both of which appoint-
ments he declined, but he accepted from him
the appointment as U.S. district judge for In-
diana and held the office until April, 1883, wlien
President Arthur appointed him postmaster-gen-
eral to till the vacancy in his cabinet caused by
the deatli of Timothy Otis Howe. On the death
of Secretary Folger, Sept. 4, 1884, the President
transferred Judge Greshani to the head of treas-
ury department. He resigned this portfolio in
December, 1884, to accept the appointment of
U.S. judge for the .seventh judicial circuit, which
position he resigneil, March 3. 1893, on accepting
from President Cleveland the cabinet position of
secretary of state, which he held at the time of
his death. In politics in Indiana, Judge Gresham
had been a prominent Republican presidential
candidate. He had opposed Benjamin Harrison
in the race for senatorial honors in 1880, and
when Jlr. Harrison was a candidate in 1888, Gres-
ham was also before the convention. "When
Harrison was elected Gresham was named by the
press as the logical successor to the vacant seat
on the supreme bencli, but in a letter to the Chi-
cago Herald he positively refused to have his
claims pressed. On the tariff question he was
always a Henrj^ Clay protectionist, and opposed to
the McKinley bill as calculated to encourage
trusts. In 1893 he announced his opposition to
the Republican platform of that year, refused
the nomination of the Peo])le's party for Presi-
dent although assured of the support of promi-
nent leaders in Indiana and Illinois from both
parties, voted for Grover Cleveland, and there-
after acted with the Democratic party. He died
in "W.-ishitigton, D.C., May 28, ISO.i.
GRIDLEY, Charles Vernon, naval officer, was born in Logausport, Ind , Nov. 24, 1844; son of Frank and Ann Eliza (Slioles) Gridley. His parents removed to Hinsdale, Mich., when he was a child and he received an appointment as cadet to the U.S. naval academy in 1860. On ac- count of the exigencies of the civil war he was ordered into active service with the class in Sep- tember, 1863. On Oct. 1, 1863, he was promoted ensign and ordered to the sloop Oneida of the
West Gulf blockading siiuadron. He participated
in the battle of Mobile Bay, Aug. 5, 1864, and his
bravery and coolness under action was conspic-
uous and received the notice of his superior offi-
cers. He was ordered after the close of the war
to the Brool-lijn. flag-
ship of the Brazilian
squadron, and served
on that vessel, 1865-
67. He was promoted
master in November,
1866, lieutenant in
1867, and lieutenant commander March 13, 1868. He served on board the U.S. steamer 3Iichigan on the Great Lakes, 1870-72; on the Mo- nomjahela, 1873-77; was instructor at the naval academy, 1875- 79; executive ofiicer of the practice ship Con- stellation during the summer cruises of 1877 and 1878; executive officer of the Trenton of the European station, 1879-81; was promoted commander March 10, 1882, and was on duty at the torpedo station. He was chief navigation officer of the Boston navy yard, 1882-84; com- mander of the training ship Jmnestorrn, 1884-86: senior officer of the cruising training squadron from June to November, 1886; inspector of the 10th lighthouse district, Buffalo, N.Y., 1887-91 , on special duty at the Washington navy yard, 1891; commanded the 3Ianon, July, 1893, and was again inspector of the 10th lighthouse district, Buffalo, N.Y., 1892-96; commander of the receiving ship
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Bkhmond at League Island, Pa., 1897; was pro-
moteii captain, March 14, 1897, and ordered to the
Asiatic squadron, and on July 28, 1897, was as-
signed to the command of the Objmpia. flagship
of Commodore George Dewey commanding the
squadron. During the battle of Manila Bay,
