Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa is named for Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a minister who lost his pastorate in Washington D.C. due to holding this political position.
- Anti-slavery
- Gun control
- Pacifism
- Pro woman suffrage
Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa is named for Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a minister who lost his pastorate in Washington D.C. due to holding this political position.
Anti-slavery. Grinnell had founded the First Congregational Church which opposed his anti-slavery sermons. He eventually moved to Iowa where he founded the college and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln for the presidency in 1860.