History of Grubbs Landing, (New Castle County) Delaware United States of America

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Ignatius Cooper Grubb, jurist, was born at Grubb's Landing, Del., April 12, 1841; son of Wellington and Beulah Caroline (Allmand) Grubb; grandson of James and Sarah (Ford) Grubb, and a descendant of John Grubb, born in Cornwall, England, in 1652, emigrated to Burlington, West Jersey, America, in 1677, settled at Grubb's Landing, Del., 1682, was a colonial justice, 1693, member of the colonial assembly, 1692-1700, and died in 1708. Ignatius removed with his parents to Wilmington in 1849, and there acquired a classical education. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1862, was clerk of the Delaware house of representatives, 1867; deputy attorney-general, 1869, and city solicitor of Wilmington, 1871. He was secretary for the state of Delaware, 1875-79; Delaware member of the Democratic national committee, 1880-88, and associate justice of the court of appeals of Delaware, 1886-97. He declined the office of chief justice of Delaware in 1893, and Was made associate judge at large of the supreme court of Delaware, June 12, 1897. He was elected a director of the Historical society of Delaware; deputy governor-general from Delaware of the General society of Colonial wars, and a member of the council of the American bar association. He is the author of Colonial and State Judiciary of DelaWare (1896).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Grubbs Landing, (New Castle County) Delaware

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