Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-28
EDWIN GROSVENOR
DIES IN NEW YORK
Authority on Trust Laws Was
Cousin of Former Chief
Justice Taft.

Edwin p. GroSvenor, member Of the
law flrm of Cadwalader, Wickersham
& Taft, Of New York City, and a
noted authority on trust laws, died at
his home, at ass East Fifty-seventh
street, New York City, this morning
after a brief illness.
Mr.. Grosvenor is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Thelma Cudlipp Grosvenor. and
two daughters, Miss Anne Somerville
Grosvenor and Miss Louise Taft Gros-
venor, the latter named for Mr.. Gros-
venor's cousin, former Chief Justice
Taft.
At Mr.. Grosvenor's bedsides in addi-
ton to his immediate family was DR..
Gilbert 0rosvenor. his twin brother,
who is president Of the National Geo.
graphic Society and editor of the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine.
Mr.. Grosvenor for several years has
been general counsel for the National
Geographic Society, and last December
was elected life trustee 0f the society.
Funeral Tomerrew.
Services will be conducted at the
New York home tomorrow at IL o'clock,
with Rev. Tertius Van Dyke officiatine.
Interment will be at Washington, Conn,
where Mr.. Grosvenor had country
home.
while in washington Mr.. Grosyenor
was special assistant to the Attorney
General, and was special attorney in .
- e. a.
antitrust laws. Since 1914 he has
been q member of the law Arm of Cad
walader; Wickersham g. Taft of New
York City.
Mr.. Grosvenor was q son Of DR.. Ed
win A. GRoSvenor, for many years pro-
lessor Of history at Robert College, Con-
stantinople; later professor of European
history and allied subjects at Amherst,
and noted writer on historical SUBJ
jects.
Edwin Grosvenor was born at Con-
stantinople. October 20, 1875, attended
preparatory school there, and also Wor-
cester Academy. He was graduated from
Amherst College in 1897, receiving the
degree of A. B. magma cum laude, and
three years later the degree of Am. He
taught for several years, being the head
Of the department Of Latin and Greek at
Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia,
16e9-190O. He then entered Columbia
University Law School, from which he
graduated in 1904 at the head of class
Of more than 400 men.
Convicted might Riders"
In 1908 Mr.. Grosvenor was admitted
to the New York bar. His first notable
Government case was in connection with
the Investigations and prosecution of
the tobacco trust, 1907-19l1. Later, serv-
ing rs special United States attorney, he
won the only criminal convictions
against the Kentucky might riders"
and he was special counsel in q series of
historic cases involving the antitrust
and interstate commerce laws.
During the World War, Mr.. Gros-
venor was member of the legal adj
v1Sory board Of New York City. under
the selective service act and he was
commissioned in the Military Intelli-
gence Division, u. S. A.
Mr.. Grosvenor was treasurer of the
national committee on prisons and
prison labor, . member Of Psi Epsilon,
PM Delta Phi and Phi Beta Kappa.
He was q member of the Chevy Chase
and National Press Clubs in Washing
ton, and Of the Union League, City Mid
day, University, Downtown, Columbia
University, Apawamis and New York
Amherst Clubs.
Mr. Grosvenor has appeared In q
number OF important cases before the
United States Supreme Court and con-
tributed numerous articles on legal SUBJ
Jects to law journals. He was general
counsel for Motion Picture Producers
and Distributin- Association of America
and general counsel for the Asphalt
Shingie and Roofing Institute.