Griswold, Whiting, 1814-1874

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Lawyer and politician.

From the description of Whiting Griswold papers, 1843-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981213

Biographical Note

  • 1814, Nov. 12: Born, Buckland, Mass.
  • 1838: Graduated, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
  • 1842: Became member of the bar, Franklin County, Mass.
  • 1848 - 1850 : Member, Massachusetts state legislature
  • 1851 - 1852 : Senator, Massachusetts state legislature
  • 1853: Member, Massachusetts state constitutional convention
  • 1864: Presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln from Massachusetts
  • 1874, Oct. 28: Died, Greenfield, Mass.

From the guide to the Whiting Griswold Correspondence, 1843-1874, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
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referencedIn Bird, F. W. (Francis William), 1809-1894. Letters, 1848-1868 and undated. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Whiting Griswold Correspondence, 1843-1874 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith American Party. corporateBody
correspondedWith Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 person
associatedWith Bird, F. W. (Francis William), 1809-1894. person
correspondedWith Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905 person
correspondedWith Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 person
correspondedWith Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879 person
associatedWith Democratic Party (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Free Soil Party (U.S.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Hallett, Benjamin Franklin, 1797-1862 person
correspondedWith Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904 person
correspondedWith Loring, George B. (George Bailey), 1817-1891 person
associatedWith Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention (1853) corporateBody
correspondedWith Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 person
correspondedWith Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 person
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Kansas-Nebraska Act. corporateBody
associatedWith Whig Party (U.S.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Whitney, James Lyman, 1835-1910 person
correspondedWith Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.)
United States
Massachusetts
Hoosac Tunnel (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts--Greenfield
Subject
Constitutional convention
Constitutional conventions
Patronage, Political
Political parties
Practice of law
Practice of law
Tunnels
Tunnels
Occupation
Lawyers
Politicians
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Birth 1814

Death 1874

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