List of Famous people with last name Gridley

Reuel Colt Gridley

First Name Reuel

Born on January 23, 1829

Died on November 24, 1870 (aged 41)

Born in United States of America, California

Reuel Colt Gridley was an American storekeeper who gained nationwide attention in 1864, when he repeatedly auctioned a plain sack of flour and raised over $250,000 for the United States Sanitary Commission, which provided aid to wounded American Civil War soldiers.

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