Roger Griswold

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Roger Griswold (born May 21, 1762 in Lyme , Colony of Connecticut , †  October 25, 1812 in Norwich , Connecticut ) was an American politician and the fifth governor of the US state of Connecticut. He was a member of the Federalist Party .

Early years and political advancement

Roger Griswold (right) as the object of a contemporary caricature.

Roger Griswold was the son of Matthew Griswold , who served as governor of Connecticut between 1784 and 1786, and Ursula Wolcott, daughter of former governor Roger Wolcott . From the age of 14 he attended Yale University , where he graduated in 1780. Then Griswold studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1783. In doing so, he laid the foundation for an outstanding legal career. In the course of his life he was awarded two Doctor of Laws , one from Harvard University in 1811 and another from Yale University in 1812.

Griswold later pursued a political career and ran for election in 1795 for a post in Congress . He won the election as well as the five subsequent re-elections. He resigned from his mandate in 1805 before he could be appointed to the 19th US Congress. During the 16th US Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business and the Committee on Ways and Means . He was also offered the post of US Secretary of War in 1801 by US President John Adams ; however, Griswold refused this. He then served as a judge on the Connecticut Superior Court between 1807 and 1809 . He was also set up in 1808 as the presidential elector for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Rufus King . He was then lieutenant governor of Connecticut between 1809 and 1811 .

Connecticut Governor

Griswold was elected Governor of Connecticut on April 8, 1811 and sworn in on May 9, 1811. He was re-elected for a second term on April 13, 1812. During his tenure, he was preoccupied with matters relating to the war of 1812 . President James Madison demanded four companies of Connecticut's forces to serve with the US Army . Governor Griswold declined this request, quoting that they were not needed to hold off an invasion.

Governor Griswold died on October 25, 1812 and was buried in Griswold Cemetery near Black Hall in Old Lyme .

family

He was married to Fanny Rogers and they had ten children together.

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SURNAME Griswold, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1762
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyme , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1812
Place of death Norwich , Connecticut