Roger Griswold

Roger Griswold
A political cartoon of the Lyon-Griswold brawl.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large district
In office March 4, 1795 – 1805
Preceded by	Chauncey Goodrich
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Smith
6th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
In office August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811
Lieutenant	John Cotton Smith
Preceded by	John Treadwell
Succeeded by	John Cotton Smith
22nd Governor of Connecticut
In office May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812
Governor	John Treadwell
Preceded by	John Treadwell
Succeeded by	John Cotton Smith
Personal details
Born	(1762-05-21)May 21, 1762 Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	October 25, 1812(1812-10-25) (aged 50) Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Fanny Rogers Griswold
Relations	Matthew Griswold and Roger Wolcott
Parents	Matthew Griswold and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold
Alma mater	Yale College and Harvard University
Occupation	Lawyer, Judge, Politician

Roger Griswold (May 21, 1762 – October 25, 1812) was a nineteenth-century lawyer, politician and judge from Connecticut. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court and the 22nd Governor of Connecticut, serving as a Federalist.

Griswold was born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut to Matthew Griswold and Ursula (Wolcott) Griswold of the prominent Griswold Family. He pursued classical studies, entered Yale College at the age of fourteen and graduated from Yale in 1780. He received a Doctor of Law degree from Harvard University in 1811, and a Doctor of Law degree from Yale in 1812.

Griswold studied law with his father and was admitted to the bar in 1783. He began the practice of law in Norwich, Connecticut. He returned to Lyme in 1794 and was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Fourth United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses. Griswold served in Congress from March 4, 1795 until his resignation in 1805 prior to the convening of the Ninth Congress. During the Sixth Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business and as a member of the Committee on Ways and Means.