Background
Griswold, Alexander Viets was born on April 22, 1766 in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Elisha and Eunice (Viets) Griswold.
Griswold, Alexander Viets was born on April 22, 1766 in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Elisha and Eunice (Viets) Griswold.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Brown University, 1810, Princeton, 1811, Harvard, 1812.
He was also the Episcopal Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, which included all of New England with the exception of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. They had 12 children. Griswold received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Brown in 1810, from Princeton in 1811, and from Harvard in 1812.
He was ordained deacon on June 7, 1795, and priest on October 1, 1795.
Griswold served three small churches in Litchfield County and also taught school. Griswold was chosen rector of Saint Michael"s Church, Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1804.
He was elected bishop and consecrated on May 31, 1811. Griswold also served as Chancellor of Brown University from 1815 to 1828.
The former Griswold College in Davenport, Iowa was named in honor of Doctor
Married Elizabeth Mitchelson, 1785. Married second, Mistress.