Lawyers and Lawmakers of Kentucky, by H. Levin, editor, 1897. Published
by Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago.  Reprinted by Southern Historical
Press.  p. 472.  Warren County.

HENRY GRIDER, of Bowling Green, five times a member of congress from
Kentucky, was born in Garrard county, this state, in 1796, and died on
the 9th of September, 1866.  His father, Henry Grider, Sr., was a patriot
of the Revolution, who, after the establishment of the republic, removed
to Kentucky and took an active part in those events which opened up this
territory to civilization.  He was frequently engaged in the conflicts
with the Indians, participated in the ever memorable battle of Blue Licks,
and when the country again was at war with Great Britain he loyally went
to the defense of his native land.
     In the field of politics Henry Grider, Jr., no less faithfully
served his nation.  He received a good English education and with his
father and brother participated in the war of 1812, serving with
Governor Shelby in his campaign.  He prepared for the practice of law
in the office and under the direction of Hon. Frank Johnson, of Bowling
Green, and after his admission to the bar won a foremost place in the
ranks of the legal fraternity.  His fitness for leadership and his
ability to handle the affairs of state led to his election to the lower
house of the legislature in 1827, and so capably did he served that he
was again chosen for the same office in 1831.  On the expiration of his
second term he was elected to the state senate, where he served four
years, and in 1843 he was chosen to represent his district in congress,
where by re-election he was continued until 1847.  During the period of
the Civil war he again represented his district in congress, being
elected in 1861, 1863 and 1865.  He served on the committees on
Revolutionary claims and mileage, and was one of the leading working
members of the house.  All through that trying epoch in the history of
the country he maintained his stand in an unwavering support of the Union.
     His fame was such as to number him among the foremost members of the
bar of southern Kentucky.  He was a member of the Methodist church and
by his conversation and life daily evinced his belief.  He was noted for
his unflinching integrity, for his bold support for what he deemed just
and right, and few men in his section of the state wielded a greater
influence.  His name is closely interwoven with the history of Kentucky
during the first half of the nineteenth century, and he is numbered among
those who have made for the state its brilliant record in connection with
jurisprudence.
     Mr. Grider was twice married.  His first wife was Rachel Covington,
sister of General Elijah M. Covington, and after her death he married
Miss Sallie C. Bryan.  Their son, Benjamin C., became a distinguished
member of the bar.

Grider Covington Bryan
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Garrard-KY

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