H.S. GRISWOLD
Arizona, The Youngest State, 1913, pg 684

Commercial interests of Phoenix have been ably represented 
by H.S. Griswold who until past seventy years of age was 
still actively identified with business affairs. His standing 
in the community is evident from the fact that he was elected 
as one of the seven who in February 1911 proceeded to 
Washington to place before President Taft their views in 
regard to the state constitution.

Born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1842, Mr. Griswold 
attended public schools of that state in the acquirement of his 
education and subsequently learned the watchmaker's trade.  
being thrifty and industrious he was thus enabled to open a 
store in Elmira, New York, which he conducted for fifteen years, 
abut at the end of that time he returned to Susquehanna, 
Pennsylvania, and making a change in his occupation engaged in 
contracting and building.  Success attended his efforts and as 
the years passed his financial resources increased steadily and 
in a gratifying manner. He spent a few years in Towanda, 
Pennsylvania and in 1892 came to Phoenix Arizona, engaging in 
shipping live game until that business was prohibited by state 
law. In 1894 he opened a bicycle and repair shop in Phoenix and 
continued in that line with increasing success until 1914 when 
he sold his business and retired from active life. His is the 
oldest business of its kind in the state.

In 1874 Mr. Griswold was united in marriage to Miss Mary Cash, 
of Pennsylvania who passed away after about twenty seven years 
of happy married life in 1901.   Subsequently he married Mrs. 
Mary L. Johnson of Elmira New York.

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