Chester Griswold
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chester Griswold
| image =
| office = Member of the New York State Legislature
| term = 1823, 1831, 1835
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1781|01|14}}
| birth_place = Bolton, Connecticut
| death_date = {{Death date|1860|09|07}}
| death_place = Nassau, New York
| nationality = American
| occupation = Politician, Postmaster
| parents = Simeon Griswold
Ann Hutchinson
| children = John Augustus Griswold
}}
Chester Griswold (January 14, 1781 – September 7, 1860) was a New York Assemblyman from Nassau, New York, and a member of the political Griswold Family.
Biography
Griswold was born in Bolton, Connecticut, to Simeon Griswold and Ann Hutchinson. Chester was elected to the New York State Legislature in 1823, 1831, and 1835. He was a long-time Postmaster of Nassau.{{cite news |author= |title=Chester Griswold Obituary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14198346/chester_griswold_obituary/ |work=The New York Times |location=New York, New York |date=21 Sep 1860 |access-date=10 October 2019 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc15364.htm |title=John A. Griswold Papers, 1848-1894 |author= |date= |website=York State Library|publisher=New York State Library |access-date= 10 October 2019 |quote=}}
Chester's son, John Augustus Griswold, served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th district.
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Category:Politicians from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Category:People from Bolton, Connecticut
Category:19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
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