Nationality American Occupation Politician, Merchant | Name Simeon Griswold Died December 7, 1843 | |
Born May 16, 1752 ( 1752-05-16 ) Bolton, Connecticut | ||
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, after which he moved to Pittsfield and opened the Pittsfield Hotel as a meeting a lodging place for members of opposing political parties. Simeon was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the town of Pittsfield five times. Griswold died in Nassau, New York.
Griswold was father of New York representative Chester Griswold and grandfather of Congressman John Augustus Griswold.
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