Chester Griswold (January 14, 1781 – September 7, 1860) was a

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Assemblyman from Nassau, New York, and a member of the political

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Biography

Griswold was born in

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, to

Simeon Griswold Simeon Griswold (May 16, 1752 – December 7, 1843) was a Massachusetts Massachusetts House of Representatives, Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and a member of the political Griswold Family. Early life Griswold was born in Bolton, ...

and Ann Hutchinson. Chester was elected to the

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in 1823, 1831, and 1835. He was a long-time Postmaster of Nassau. Chester's son, John Augustus Griswold, served as a member of the

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from New York's 15th district.

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Politicians from Pittsfield, Massachusetts People from Bolton, Connecticut Griswold family 1781 births 1860 deaths 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature {{NewYork-NYAssembly-stub