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Gaspar
Griswold Bacon —
Albert
Asahel Bliss —
Philemon
Bliss —
Marcellus
G. Boss —
Mortimer
Elwyn Cooley —
Arthur
Griswold Crane —
William
Treyanne Francis —
Griswold
I. Gilbert —
James
Hillhouse —
Griswold
B. Holman —
John
Russell Kellogg —
Adoniram
Judson Kneeland —
Samuel
Holden Parsons —
Noah
Phelps —
Edwin
Jay Pinney —
William
I. Randall —
John
Griswold Webb —
Griswold
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Griswold, Albert C. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield; elected 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Alexander H. —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1831-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Ashbel —
of Meriden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Meriden, 1820, 1826, 1828,
1831; member of Connecticut
state senate 6th District, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Charles —
of New York.
U.S. Consul in Manila, 1856-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Charles —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 11th District, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Charles C. —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lyme, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Charles L. —
of Chester, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 19th District, 1870-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Chester —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1823, 1831, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Daniel W. —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1820.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Daniel W. —
of Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1826.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Deirdre —
Daughter of Vincent Copeland and Elizabeth (Ross) Copeland.
Workers World candidate for President
of the United States, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Griswold, Dwight Palmer
(1893-1954) —
also known as Dwight P. Griswold —
of Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb.; Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., November
27, 1893.
Son of Dwight H. Griswold and Clarissa (Palmer) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29; Governor of
Nebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 12,
1954 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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Griswold, Edward —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford; elected 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Elihu —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Erwin Nathaniel
(1904-1994) —
also known as Erwin N. Griswold —
Born in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, July 14,
1904.
Son of James Harlen Griswold and Hope (Erwin) Griswold.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; dean, Harvard Law School, 1946-67; U.S. Solicitor General,
1967-73.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
19, 1994 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Frederick F. —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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Griswold, Gaylord
(1767-1809) —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1767.
Member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1796-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1803-05.
Died in 1809
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y.
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Griswold, George R. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Wayne
County Register of Deeds, 1837-41; Wayne
County Clerk, 1843-47; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1848-49, 1853-54.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Giles —
of Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Goshen, 1826-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Glenn Hasenfratz
(1890-1940) —
also known as Glenn Griswold —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.
Born in New Haven, Franklin
County, Mo., January
20, 1890.
Son of Sylvanus C. Griswold and Annie Louise (Hasenfratz) Griswold.
Democrat. Lawyer; Miami
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-26; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (11th District 1931-33, 5th
District 1933-39).
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1940
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.
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Griswold, Grace M. —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 2nd Ward;
elected 1938.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, H. S. —
of Fillmore
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 14th District, 1871.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Hal H. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for Ohio
state attorney general, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Harry C. —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windsor; elected 1930.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Harry Wilbur
(1886-1939) —
also known as Harry W. Griswold —
of West Salem, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born near West Salem, La Crosse
County, Wis., May 19,
1886.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1939; died in office
1939.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 4,
1939 (age 53 years, 46
days).
Interment at Hamilton
Cemetery, West Salem, Wis.
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Griswold, Hezekiah —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Hugh H. —
of Merced, Merced
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Irving H. —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Mrs. J. C. —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, J. W. —
of Calaveras
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 13th District, 1862-63.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Jared —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1826-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Jared (d. 1835) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Whig. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1835; died in office 1835.
Died November
22, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, John —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, John Ashley
(1822-1902) —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Cairo, Greene
County, N.Y., November
18, 1822.
Democrat. County judge in New York, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1869-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1894.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., February
22, 1902 (age 79 years, 96
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Griswold, John Augustus
(1822-1872) —
also known as John A. Griswold —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Nassau, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., November
11, 1822.
Democrat. Mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1855; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1863-69; defeated,
1860; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1868.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
31, 1872 (age 49 years, 355
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Griswold, John C. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1869-71.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Leavitt S. —
of Michigan.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Leonard C. —
of Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Rocky Hill; elected 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Leverett M. —
of Claremont, Sullivan
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Claremont
3rd Ward, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Griswold, M. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 4th District, 1875-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Mabel E. —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Progressive. Vice-chair of Wisconsin Progressive Party, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Margaret A. —
of Rocky Hill, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Rocky Hill, 1926.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Marvin —
of Harwinton, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Harwinton, 1821, 1823-24,
1826, 1829, 1831.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Marvin E. —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 49th District, 1925-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Mary B. —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965.
Female.
Still living as of 1965.
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Griswold, Matthew
(1714-1799) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., March 25,
1714.
Son of John Griswold and Hannah (Lee) Griswold.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1759-69; Deputy
Governor of Connecticut, 1769-84; Governor of
Connecticut, 1784-86; delegate to
Connecticut convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.
Died in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., April 28,
1799 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Griswold, Matthew —
Member of Connecticut
council of assistants, 1805-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Matthew
(1833-1919) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Connecticut, 1833.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 26th District, 1891-93, 1895-97.
Died in 1919
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Griswold, Morley Isaac
(1890-1951) —
also known as Morley Griswold —
of Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Elko, Elko
County, Nev., October
10, 1890.
Son of Chauncey Warner Griswold and Mary Ellen (Dakin) Griswold.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1927-34; Governor of
Nevada, 1934-35; defeated, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Nevada, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died October
3, 1951 (age 60 years, 358
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Oscar C. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1943, 1957; Prohibition
candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1947, 1949, 1959, 1961; Prohibition
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Raymond A. —
of Killingworth, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingworth; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Rex —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Candidate for mayor of
Mesa, Ariz., 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Griswold, Roger
(1762-1812) —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., May 21,
1762.
Son of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799) and
Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut, 1795-1805 (at-large 1795-1805,
4th District 1805); superior court judge in Connecticut, 1807-09; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1809-11; Governor of
Connecticut, 1811-12; died in office 1812.
Died in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., October
25, 1812 (age 50 years, 157
days).
Interment at Griswold
Cemetery at Black Hall, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Griswold, Roger M. —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin; elected 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Seneca O. —
of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Cuyahoga County,
1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Shubael —
of East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1821-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Stanley
(1763-1815) —
Born in Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
14, 1763.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; secretary
of Michigan Territory, 1805-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1809-11; justice of
Illinois territorial supreme court, 1810-15; died in office 1815.
Congregationalist.
Died in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., August
21, 1815 (age 51 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Stephen —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1830-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Stephen M. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1886-87.
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Griswold, Theodore J. —
of Wisconsin.
Democrat. Candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1962.
Still living as of 1962.
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Griswold, Timothy —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Griswold, Wayne —
of Circleville, Pickaway
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, Wayne —
of Norwood, Wright
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Griswold, William A. —
of Vermont.
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1812,
1836;
U.S.
Attorney for Vermont, 1821-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, William L. —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griswold, William S. —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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