Peter Grabill | |
State Delegate: | Maryland |
Term Start: | 1846 |
Term End: | 1849 |
Successor: | William P. Anderson, Daniel S. Biser, Benjamin A. Cunningham, Thomas H. O'Neal, Jacob Root |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1820 |
Birth Place: | near Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Death Place: | Frizzellburg, Maryland, U.S. |
Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Politician |
Peter Grabill (June 10, 1820 – May 12, 1890) was an American politician from Maryland.
Peter Grabill was born on June 10, 1820, near Emmitsburg, Maryland. His brother was John Grabill.[1] [2] He graduated from Pennsylvania College in the class of 1838.[2]
Grabill was a Whig. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1846 to 1849.[1] [3] Around 1850, he built a plank road from Emmitsburg to Westminster.[1]
Grabill married Sallie Rudisill of Taneytown on October 25, 1841.[2] He had two daughters, Margaret and Mrs. William Louis Fleagle. His daughter Margaret married Maryland politician Jacob Rinehart.[1] [4]
Grabill died on May 12, 1890, at the home of his daughter in Frizzellburg.[1]