Matthew Griswold (congressman)

Matthew Griswold ( born June 6 1833 in Lyme, Connecticut; † May 19, 1919 in Erie, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician. Between 1891 and 1893, and again from 1895 to 1897, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Matthew Griswold was the grandson of Roger Griswold (1762-1812) and great-grandson of Matthew Griswold (1714-1799), who were both governors of the State of Connecticut, among others. He attended the common schools and worked as a teacher as well as in agriculture. After that, he held various local offices. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. In the years 1862 and 1865 he sat as an MP in the House of Representatives from Connecticut. In 1866 he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he worked in the craft. He was also curator of the Erie Academy.

In the congressional elections of 1890 Griswold was in the 26th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Constantine Culbertson on March 4, 1891. Since he resigned in 1892 to further candidacy, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1893. In the elections of 1894 he was re-elected in the 26th district of his state in Congress, where he replaced Joseph C. Sibley on March 4, 1895 which was two years before become his successor. Until March 3, 1897, he was thus able to spend another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1896, he did not run.

After the end of his time in Congress Matthew Griswold again worked in the craft. He died on 19 May 1919 in Erie, where he was also buried.