Roger Griswold

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Roger Griswold was an American Federalist politician and jurist who served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut and later as the state's governor in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf Governor of Connecticut
human
jurist
politician
admittedToTheBar 1783
burialPlace Norwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
congressionalServiceEnd 1805
congressionalServiceStart 1795
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1762-05-21
dateOfDeath 1812-10-25
educatedAt Yale College NERFINISHED
electedToUSHouseOfRepresentatives 1794
father Roger Griswold Sr. NERFINISHED
graduatedIn 1780
grandfather Matthew Griswold NERFINISHED
knownFor Federalist opposition to Jeffersonian Republicans
memberOfPoliticalParty Federalist Party NERFINISHED
mother Fanny Rogers Griswold NERFINISHED
notableEvent involved in a physical altercation with Matthew Lyon on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1798
occupation lawyer
politician
placeOfBirth Norwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Norwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Connecticut
Judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut NERFINISHED
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
practicedLawIn Norwich, Connecticut NERFINISHED
precededInOfficeAsGovernorBy John Treadwell NERFINISHED
relative Matthew Griswold NERFINISHED
servedAsGovernorEnd 1812
servedAsGovernorStart 1811
servedAsLieutenantGovernorEnd 1811
servedAsLieutenantGovernorStart 1809
servedInCongressDuring Eighth United States Congress NERFINISHED
Fifth United States Congress NERFINISHED
Fourth United States Congress NERFINISHED
Seventh United States Congress NERFINISHED
Sixth United States Congress NERFINISHED
spouse Fanny Rogers NERFINISHED
stateRepresented Connecticut NERFINISHED
studied law
succeededInOfficeAsGovernorBy John Cotton Smith NERFINISHED
workLocation Connecticut NERFINISHED

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Griswold hasNotableBearer Roger Griswold
town of Griswold, Connecticut namedAfter Roger Griswold
subject surface form: Griswold, Connecticut
John Cotton Smith (as Governor of Connecticut) precededBy Roger Griswold
subject surface form: John Cotton Smith