Matthew Griswold | |
Image Name: | Matthew Griswold.jpg |
State1: | Pennsylvania |
District1: | 26th |
Term Start1: | March 4, 1895 |
Term End1: | March 3, 1897 |
Preceded1: | Joseph C. Sibley |
Succeeded1: | John Cirby Sturtevant |
Term Start2: | March 4, 1891 |
Term End2: | March 3, 1893 |
Preceded2: | William Constantine Culbertson |
Succeeded2: | Joseph C. Sibley |
Office3: | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives |
Term3: | 1862 1865 |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1833 |
Birth Place: | Lyme, Connecticut |
Death Place: | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Occupation: | Manufacturer, Politician |
Known For: | Griswold Manufacturing |
Matthew Griswold (;[1] June 6, 1833 – May 19, 1919) was an American Congressman from Erie, Pennsylvania.
Matthew Griswold was the grandson of congressman Roger Griswold and the great-grandson of governor Matthew Griswold. He was born in Lyme, Connecticut. He was engaged in teaching and in agricultural pursuits for a number of years, and was elected to various local offices. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1862 and 1865. In 1866 he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, and co-founded what became Griswold Manufacturing, a maker of cast-iron products. He was elected a trustee of the Erie Academy for four successive terms.
Griswold was elected as a Republican to the 52nd Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1892. He was again elected to the 54th Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.