Harry W. Griswold

Harry Wilbur Griswold (May 19, 1886 – July 4, 1939) was an American farmer and Republican politician from La Crosse County, Wisconsin. He was elected to represent Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 76th Congress, but died just six months into his term. He previously served four years in the Wisconsin Senate, representing Wisconsin's 32nd Senate district from 1933 to 1937.

Early life and education Griswold was born on a farm near West Salem, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1886. He attended public and high schools in West Salem before attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Career Griswold engaged in agricultural pursuits, specializing in the breeding of cattle. He served as president, secretary, and a director of the Wisconsin Guernsey Cattle Breeders Association.

Griswold served as a member of the West Salem school board from 1912 to 1929. He also served on the Wisconsin Board of Vocational Education from 1930 to 1936.

Griswold served in the Wisconsin Senate from 1932 to 1936, representing the 32nd legislative district of Wisconsin. During his time in office, he served on the committee of Contingent Expenditures and the Joint Committee on Finance.

Griswold was elected as a Republican to represent the 3rd congressional district of Wisconsin in the 76th United States Congress. His term began on January 3, 1939; he served until his death in office later that year.

Griswold missed only one of the 72 roll call votes taken between January 1939 and June 1939.

Personal life and death Griswold had a wife and five children.

Griswold died of a heart attack at the age of 53 while driving with his wife and one of his daughters in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 1939. He was interred in Hamilton Cemetery, located in West Salem.