Jonathan Grout

{{Short description|American politician (1737–1807)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Jonathan Grout | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Jonathan Grout.jpg | caption = | alt = | state1 = [[Massachusetts]] | district1 = {{ushr|MA|8|8th}} | term_start1 = March 4, 1789 | term_end1 = March 3, 1791 | predecessor1 = ''District created'' | successor1 = [[George Thatcher]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1737|7|23}} | birth_place = [[Lunenburg, Massachusetts|Lunenburg]], [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]], [[British America]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1807|9|8|1737|7|23}} | death_place = [[Dover, New Hampshire|Dover]], [[New Hampshire]], U.S. | spouse = | party = [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]] | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Lawyer | profession = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Jonathan Grout''' (July 23, 1737 – September 8, 1807) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. Grout was born in [[Lunenburg, Massachusetts|Lunenburg]] in the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] and served in the [[First United States Congress]].<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000500 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress entry for Jonathan Grout]</ref>

His son, Jonathan Grout Jr., built the first [[semaphore line|optical telegraph]] in the United States, connecting [[Martha's Vineyard]] and [[Boston]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130823141027/http://www.freedomproject.com/latest/articles/biographies/334-jonathan-grout-built-the-first-optical-telegraph Jonathan Grout: Built the First Optical Telegraph]</ref><ref>[https://www.mvtimes.com/2020/07/15/10-minutes-boston/ Martha's Vineyard Times, Ten Minutes to Boston]</ref>

A descendant of his was [[Edward M. Grout]] (1861–1931), a lawyer and [[New York City Comptroller]].

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