Roger Griswold (May 21, 1762 – October 25, 1812) was governor of Connecticut and a member of the US House of Representatives, serving as a Federalist. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s
Born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut to Matthew Griswold and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold; pursued classical studies, and was graduated from Yale College in 1780; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1783 and commenced practice in Norwich, Connecticut; returned to Lyme in 1794; elected as a Federalist to the Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1795, until his resignation in 1805 before the convening of the Ninth Congress; chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Sixth Congress), Committee on Ways and Means (Sixth Congress); declined the portfolio of Secretary of War tendered by President John Adams in 1801; served as a judge of the supreme court of Connecticut in 1807; presidential elector on the Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Rufus King ticket; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut 1809-1811; Governor of Connecticut from 1811 until his death in Norwich; interment in Griswold Cemetery at Black Hall, in the town of Lyme (now Old Lyme, Connecticut). Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. New London County is located in the southeastern corner of the U Matthew Griswold ( March 25 1714 - April 28 1799) was the Governor of Connecticut from 1784 to 1786 Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887 Norwich known as "The Rose of New England" is a city in and formerly county seat (when there were county seats in the state of New London County, Connecticut The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s The Fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the The Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the Committee of Ways and Means is the chief Tax -writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington 's administration John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. Charles Cotesworth (CC Pinckney ( February 25, 1746 August 16, 1825) was an early American Statesman and a constitutional delegate Rufus King ( March 24[[ 755]] - April 29[[ 827]] was an American lawyer politician and diplomat The following is a list of Deputy or Lieutenant Governors of the State of Connecticut, from the Colonial period through present day Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent Old Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
Griswold was grandfather of congressman Matthew Griswold. Matthew Griswold ( June 6, 1833 &ndash May 19, 1919) was an American Congressman from Erie Pennsylvania. Griswold's father (Matthew Griswold), his maternal grandfather (Roger Wolcott), his uncle (Oliver Wolcott), and his cousin (Oliver Wolcott, Jr.) were all also Governors of Connecticut. For other men with this name see Roger Wolcott. Roger Wolcott ( January 4, 1679 &ndash May 17, 1767 Oliver Wolcott ( December 1, 1726 December 1, 1797) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence Oliver Wolcott Jr ( January 11, 1760 June 1, 1833) was United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1795 to 1800 and governor
Griswold was the first congressman to engage in a physical altercation with another congressman. Matthew Lyon, a Republican senator, was insulted by Griswold on the floor, and proceeded to spit on him. Matthew Lyon ( July 14, 1749 - August 1, 1822) (father of Chittenden Lyon and great-grandfather of William Peters Hepburn Two weeks later, Griswold attacked him with a cane. Lyon promptly picked up a pair of fire tongs to ward him off.
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