Harry W. Griswold

Harry W. Griswold
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1939 – July 4, 1939
Preceded by	Gardner R. Withrow
Succeeded by	William H. Stevenson
Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 32nd district
In office January 2, 1933 – January 4, 1937
Preceded by	Valentine S. Keppel
Succeeded by	Oscar S. Paulson
Personal details
Born	Harry Wilbur Griswold (1886-05-19)May 19, 1886 near West Salem, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	July 4, 1939(1939-07-04) (aged 53) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Hamilton Cemetery, West Salem, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Mary Sybil Bailey ​ ​ (m. 1909; died 1924)​ Cora Fairbanks ​ (m. 1920⁠–⁠1939)​
Children	6
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Occupation	Politician, farmer

Harry Wilbur Griswold (May 19, 1886 – July 4, 1939) was an American farmer and Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He was elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 76th Congress, but died just six months into his term. He previously served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district from 1933 to 1937.^[1]

Griswold was born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1886. He attended public and high schools in West Salem before attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Griswold engaged in agricultural pursuits, specializing in the breeding of cattle. He served as president, secretary, and a director of the Wisconsin Guernsey Cattle Breeders Association.^[2]

Griswold served as a member of the West Salem school board from 1912 to 1929. He also served on the Wisconsin Board of Vocational Education from 1930 to 1936.

Griswold served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1932 to 1936, representing the 32nd legislative district of Wisconsin. During his time in office, he served on the committee of Contingent Expenditures and the Joint Committee on Finance.^[3]

Griswold was elected as a Republican to represent the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin in the 76th United States Congress. His term began on January 3, 1939; he served until his death in office later that year.

Griswold missed only one of the 72 roll call votes taken between January 1939 and June 1939.^[4]

Griswold had a wife and five children.

Griswold died of a heart attack at the age of 53 while driving with his wife and one of his daughters in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 1939.^[5][6] He was interred in Hamilton Cemetery, located in West Salem.^[7]

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)

• Official page at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Profile from GovTrack
• Harry Wilbur Griswold at The Political Graveyard

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress