Simeon Griswold

Simeon Griswold
Born (1752-05-16)May 16, 1752
Bolton, Connecticut
Died December 7, 1843(1843-12-07)
Nassau, New York
Nationality American
Occupation Politician, Merchant

Simeon Griswold (1752-1843) was a Massachusetts Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts and a member of the political Griswold Family.

Griswold was born in Bolton, Connecticut to Seth Griswold and Susannah Shurtleff. He served in the Connecticut Line during the American Revolution,[1] after which he moved to Pittsfield and opened the Pittsfield Hotel as a meeting a lodging place for members of opposing political parties.[2] Simeon was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the two of Pittsfield five times.[3] Griswold died in Nassau, New York.[4]

Griswold was father of New York representative Chester Griswold and grandfather of Congressman John Augustus Griswold.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, William. An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
  2. ↑ Smith, Joseph (1876). History of Pittsfield, Volume II. Springfield: CW Bryan and Co.
  3. ↑ Field, David. A History of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Hartford: Case, Tiffany, and Burnham.
  4. ↑ Allen, William. An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
  5. ↑ Hough, Frank (1875). American Biographical Notes. Boston.


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