George R. Griswold (December 31, 1794 – April 5, 1857) was an American politician and the tenthlieutenant governor of Michigan. Griswold was born in theU.S. state ofNew York and later moved toDetroit,Michigan and practiced law. Griswold died on boardUSS Dolphin off the African coast just over two years after leaving office.

Griswold served as clerk of the firstMichigan House of Representatives in 1835. He was register of deeds from 1837 to 1841 and clerk ofWayne County from 1843 to 1847. In 1839 he became owner and publisher of the DetroitMorning Post, and he became State Printer.^[1] He later served in theMichigan Senate from Detroit (1st District) from 1848 until 1849 and again in 1853 when he served as president pro tempore.^[2]

On March 8, 1853,Michigan GovernorRobert McClelland resigned to becomeSecretary of the Interior underFranklin Pierce. As a result,Lieutenant GovernorAndrew Parsons becameGovernor and Griswold became thetenth Lieutenant Governor and served from 1853 to 1854.^[3] On September 16 of that year he was appointed a purser in theU. S. Navy. He served as acting lieutenant governor untilGeorge Coe was elected and then took his place in January 1855.

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• Bingham, Stephen D. (2005) [1888]."s.v. George R. Griswold".Early history of Michigan, with biographies of state officers, members of Congress, judges and legislators. Pub. pursuant to act 59, 1887. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. 313. Retrieved2007-07-26.

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