Whiting Griswold
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BornNovember 12, 1814
DiedOctober 28, 1874 (aged 59)
SpouseFannie L. Clark
Whiting Griswold | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 | |
| In office 1853–1853 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
| In office 1851–1852 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1848–1850 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1814 |
| Died | October 28, 1874 (aged 59) |
| Party | Democrat, Free Soil |
| Spouse | Fannie L. Clark |
| Children | Freeman Clark Griswold |
| Alma mater | Amherst College, 1838 |
| Profession | Attorney[1] |
Whiting Griswold (November 12, 1814 – October 28, 1874) was an American abolitionist, lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and in the Massachusetts Senate.[1] In 1864 Griswold was a presidential elector from Massachusetts for Abraham Lincoln.
In 1842 Griswold was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar at Northampton, Massachusetts.[1]
