Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893 – April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his death in 1954. Griswold was a member of the Republican Party.
Griswold was the editor and publisher of the Gordon Journal in Gordon, Nebraska, from 1922 to 1940.[2] He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1920 and in the Nebraska Senate from 1925 to 1929.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1932, 1934, and 1936. He was elected governor in 1940 and reelected in 1942 and 1944. Griswold challenged Sen.Hugh A. Butler in the 1946 Republican primary, but was badly defeated.[4]
Griswold served in the Military Government of Germany in 1947 and was chief of the American mission for aid to Greece from 1947 to 1948. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1952 to complete an unexpired term scheduled to end on January 3, 1955, but died on April 12, 1954, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital of a heart attack. Griswold was the third of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska's Class 2 seat, from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1955. He is interred at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.[2][5]
^"Sen. Griswold, Republican of Nebraska, Dies". Chicago Tribune. April 12, 1954.
^"Nebraska Hall of Fame". NebraskaHistory.org. p. 79 (8). Retrieved October 6, 2012.
Further readingedit
Nebraska Blue Book, 1954. (Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Legislative Council, 1954) This biographical sketch is based largely on the entry in the Nebraska Blue Book, 1954.
dwight, griswold, dwight, palmer, griswold, november, 1893, april, 1954, american, publisher, politician, from, state, nebraska, served, 25th, governor, nebraska, from, 1941, 1947, united, states, senate, from, 1952, until, death, 1954, griswold, member, repub. Dwight Palmer Griswold November 27 1893 April 12 1954 was an American publisher and politician from the U S state of Nebraska He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947 and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his death in 1954 Griswold was a member of the Republican Party Dwight Palmer GriswoldUnited States Senatorfrom NebraskaIn office November 5 1952 April 12 1954Preceded byFred A SeatonSucceeded byEva Bowring25th Governor of NebraskaIn office January 9 1941 January 9 1947LieutenantWilliam E JohnsonRoy W JohnsonPreceded byRobert Leroy CochranSucceeded byVal PetersonMember of the Nebraska SenateIn office 1925 1929Member of the Nebraska House of RepresentativesIn office 1920Personal detailsBorn 1893 11 27 November 27 1893Harrison Nebraska U S DiedApril 12 1954 1954 04 12 aged 60 Bethesda Maryland U S Political partyRepublican Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Legacy 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksEarly life editGriswold was born in Harrison Nebraska and attended public schools in Gordon Nebraska He attended the Kearney Military Academy and Nebraska Wesleyan University Griswold received a B A degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1914 1 Griswold served as an infantry sergeant on the U S Mexico border from 1916 to 1917 and became a captain in field artillery during World War I Career editGriswold was the editor and publisher of the Gordon Journal in Gordon Nebraska from 1922 to 1940 2 He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1920 and in the Nebraska Senate from 1925 to 1929 3 He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1932 1934 and 1936 He was elected governor in 1940 and reelected in 1942 and 1944 Griswold challenged Sen Hugh A Butler in the 1946 Republican primary but was badly defeated 4 Griswold served in the Military Government of Germany in 1947 and was chief of the American mission for aid to Greece from 1947 to 1948 He was elected to the United States Senate in 1952 to complete an unexpired term scheduled to end on January 3 1955 but died on April 12 1954 in the Bethesda Naval Hospital of a heart attack Griswold was the third of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska s Class 2 seat from January 3 1949 to January 3 1955 He is interred at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff Nebraska 2 5 Legacy edit nbsp Bust of Griswold created by George Lundeen in 1994 for the Nebraska Hall of Fame Griswold is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame 6 inducted in 1993 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Griswold Dwight Palmer 1893 1954 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved October 6 2012 a b Griswold Dwight Palmer PDF NebraskaHistory org Archived from the original on December 2 2006 Retrieved October 6 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Dwight Palmer Griswold govtrack us Retrieved October 6 2012 Stassen Friends Discount Nebraska Primary Rebuff St Petersburg Times Associated Press June 13 1946 Retrieved October 6 2012 Sen Griswold Republican of Nebraska Dies Chicago Tribune April 12 1954 Nebraska Hall of Fame NebraskaHistory org p 79 8 Retrieved October 6 2012 Further reading editNebraska Blue Book 1954 Lincoln NE Nebraska Legislative Council 1954 This biographical sketch is based largely on the entry in the Nebraska Blue Book 1954 External links editUnited States Congress Dwight Griswold id G000481 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress govtrack us Dwight Palmer Griswold entry at the National Governors Association Nebraskahistory org usurped Dwight Palmer Griswold entry at The Political Graveyard Dwight Griswold at Find a GravePolitical officesPreceded byRobert Leroy Cochran Governor of NebraskaJanuary 9 1941 January 9 1947 Succeeded byVal PetersonU S SenatePreceded byFred A Seaton U S senator Class 2 from NebraskaNovember 5 1952 April 12 1954 Served alongside Hugh A Butler Succeeded byEva BowringParty political officesPreceded byArthur J Weaver Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska1932 1934 1936 Succeeded byCharles J WarnerPreceded byCharles J Warner Republican nominee for Governor of Nebraska1940 1942 1944 Succeeded byVal PetersonPreceded byKenneth S Wherry Republican nominee for U S Senator from Nebraska Class 2 1952 Succeeded byHazel Abel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dwight Griswold amp oldid 1184968791, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
