Dwight Griswold
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Dwight Palmer Griswold was an American
politician who served as the 25th Governor of Nebraska
from 1940 to 1946 and U.S. Senator
from 1952 to 1954. He was a Republican.
. He attended public schools in Gordon, Nebraska, Kearney Military Academy, and Nebraska Wesleyan University
. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1914.
Griswold served as an infantry sergeant on the U.S.-Mexico border 1916-1917 and became a captain in field artillery during World War I
.
Griswold was the editor and publisher of the Gordon Journal, 1922-1940. He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1920 and in the Nebraska Senate 1925-1929. 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 Senator Hugh Butler in the 1946 Republican Primary, but was badly defeated.
Griswold served in the Military Government of Germany in 1947 and was chief of the American mission for aid to Greece 1947-1948.
Griswold was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1952 for a two year term ending on January 3, 1955, but died on April 12, 1954 in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital. He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
.
Griswold is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame
.
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.
United States
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politician who served as the 25th Governor of Nebraska
Governor of Nebraska
The Governor of Nebraska holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Nebraska as provided by the fourth article of the Nebraska Constitution. The current Governor is Dave Heineman, a Republican, who assumed office on January 20, 2005 upon the resignation of Mike Johanns . He won a full...
from 1940 to 1946 and U.S. Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from 1952 to 1954. He was a Republican.
Biography
Griswold was born in Harrison, NebraskaHarrison, Nebraska
Harrison is a village in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 279 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sioux County.-Geography:Harrison is located at ....
. He attended public schools in Gordon, Nebraska, Kearney Military Academy, and Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....
. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in 1914.
Griswold served as an infantry sergeant on the U.S.-Mexico border 1916-1917 and became a captain in field artillery during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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Griswold was the editor and publisher of the Gordon Journal, 1922-1940. He served in the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1920 and in the Nebraska Senate 1925-1929. 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 Senator Hugh Butler in the 1946 Republican Primary, but was badly defeated.
Griswold served in the Military Government of Germany in 1947 and was chief of the American mission for aid to Greece 1947-1948.
Griswold was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1952 for a two year term ending on January 3, 1955, but died on April 12, 1954 in the Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
Naval Hospital. He was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Scottsbluff is a city in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 15,039 at the 2010 census. Scottsbluff is the largest city in the Nebraska Panhandle, and the 13th largest city in Nebraska....
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Griswold is a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame
Nebraska Hall of Fame
Nebraska Hall of Fame is an official list of prominent Nebraskans compiled in accordance to state law. Members include:*Grace Abbott -- social reformer and social worker....
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External links
- Congressional Biography Online
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.