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Simeon Griswold (May 16, 1752 – December 7, 1843) was a Massachusetts Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and a member of the political Griswold Family.
Simeon Griswold | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1805–1807, 1809, 1814 | |
Preceded by | Caleb Wadhams |
Succeeded by | John Dickinson |
Preceded by | Timothy Childs |
Succeeded by | Joshua Danforth |
Personal details | |
Born | Bolton, Connecticut | May 16, 1752
Died | Nassau, New York | December 7, 1843
Nationality | American |
Spouse |
Ann Hutchinson (after 1778) |
Relations | John Augustus Griswold (grandson) |
Parent(s) | Seth Griswold Susanna Shurtleff |
Occupation | Politician, Merchant |
Griswold was born in Bolton, Connecticut, on May 16, 1752. He was one of three children born to Seth Griswold (1723–1810) and Susanna (née Shurtleff) Griswold (1732–1757),[1] who married in 1751 in Bolton.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Daniel Griswold and Sarah (née White) Griswold.[3] His maternal grandparents were John Shurtleff and Sarah Carver Lucas (herself the daughter of Benoni Lucas and Repentance Harlow).[4]
At the age of 22,[5] he volunteered to serve in the Connecticut Line during the American Revolution,[6] after which he moved to Pittsfield and opened the Pittsfield Hotel as a meeting a lodging place for members of opposing political parties.[7]
Griswold was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the town of Pittsfield five times, serving from 1805 to 1807, 1809, 1814.[8] Griswold died in Nassau, New York.[9][10]
On May 7, 1778,[5] Griswold was married to Ann Hutchinson (1755–1836).[11] Together, they were the parents of:
He died on December 7, 1843, in Nassau, New York.
Through his son Chester, he was the grandfather of U.S. Congressman John Augustus Griswold (1818–1872).[12]
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