| Dwight P. Griswold AKA Dwight Palmer Griswold Born: 27-Nov-1893
Birthplace: Harrison, NE
Died: 12-Apr-1954
Location of death: Bethesda, MD [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, NE
Gender: Male
Religion: Presbyterian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Nebraska, 1941-47 Military service: US Army (1916-18, Capt.)
[1] Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD.
Father: Dwight H. Griswold
Mother: Clarissa Palmer
Wife: Erma Elliott (m. 25-Sep-1919, two children)
High School: Kearney Military Academy (1910)
University: Nebraska Wesleyan University (attended 1910-12)
University: BA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1914)
Administrator: Regent, University of Nebraska (1950-54)
US Senator, Nebraska (5-Nov-1952 to 12-Apr-1954, his death)
US State Department Chief, American Mission for Aid to Greece (1947-48)
US State Department Dir., Internal Affairs, Allied Military Government (1947)
Governor of Nebraska (1941-47)
Gordon Journal Editor and Publisher (1922-40)
Nebraska State Legislature (1925-29)
Nebraska State Legislature (1921-23)
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
American Legion
Freemasonry
Shriners
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