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Matthew Griswold (1784-86)

Governor of Connecticut, 1784-1786

Born: March 25, 1714, Lyme, Connecticut
Political Party: Federalist
Offices: Captain of the Train Band, South Society, 1739
King’s Attorney, New London Co., 1743-1776
Deputy, Connecticut General Assembly, 1748, 1751-1759
Council of Assistants, 1759-1769
Judge, Superior Court, 1765-1769
Chief Justice, Connecticut Superior Court, 1769-1784
Deputy Governor, Colony of Connecticut, 1769-1784
Governor of Connecticut, 1784-1786
President, Supreme Court of Errors, 1784-1786
Died: April 28, 1799, Lyme, Connecticut

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