Simeon Griswold

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Ann Hutchinson
(after 1778)
Simeon Griswold
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1805–1807, 1809, 1814
Relations John Augustus Griswold (grandson)
Parent(s)Seth Griswold
Susanna Shurtleff
OccupationPolitician, Merchant

Simeon Griswold (May 16, 1752 – December 7, 1843) was a Massachusetts Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and a member of the political Griswold Family.

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Public office

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]

Personal life

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.

Descendants

Through his son Chester, he was the grandfather of U.S. Congressman John Augustus Griswold (1818–1872). [12]

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