Galusha A. Grow Politician

Galusha Aaron Grow (August 31, 1822 – March 31, 1907) was a prominent U.S. politician, lawyer, writer and businessman, and was a Pennsylvania representative and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863. He was defeated for reelection in 1862. He remained the last sitting House Speaker to be defeated until Tom Foley of Washington lost his seat in the Republican Revolution of 1994.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 31, 1822
Birth name	Aaron Galusha Grow
Birth place	Ashford Connecticut
Date of death	March 31, 1907
Place of death	Scranton Pennsylvania
Education	Amherst College
Profession	Law

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Office holder

office	Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
party	Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
president	Abraham Lincoln
successor	Schuyler Colfax William Henry Miller (legislator) Hendrick Bradley Wright Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district