Jonathan Grout (July 23, 1737 – September 8, 1807) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He served in the First United States Congress, representing the area around Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Grout built the first optical telegraph in the United States, connecting Martha's Vineyard and Boston.
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| Name | Grout, Jonathan |
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| Short description | American politician |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1737 |
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| Date of death | September 8, 1807 |
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“Their school a crowd, his master solitude;
Through Jonathan Swift’s dark grove he passed, and there
Plucked bitter wisdom that enriched his blood.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)