John Augustus Griswold was an American businessman and politician from New York. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869.
John Augustus Griswold
The Griswold family is an American political family from Connecticut and New York of English descent. The family's fortune originates from the 19th Century industrial and merchant pursuits. They tend to be Republican but a few of them support the Democratic Party.
Malvern Hall – Seat of the English Griswold Family
N. L. and G. Griswold donated the service of George Griswold which left New York for Liverpool in January 1863 with a cargo for the relief of Lancashire working men. The cargo donated by the International Relief Committee and the New York Produce Exchange.
The clipper ship "Challenge" of the N.L. & G. Griswold fleet