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Freeman Clark Griswold

American politician (1858-1910)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ16501100 ↗
Source-derived summary

Freeman Clark Griswold (December 15, 1858 – January 29, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Early life

Griswold was born to Whiting and Fannie L. (Clark) Griswold. He was left an orphan in 1874 when his father died.

Education

Griswold attended Williston Seminary graduating in 1877, then attended Yale University graduating with his A.B. in 1881. He then entered Harvard Law School, graduating with his L.L.B. in 1884.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Freeman Clark Griswold” as american politician (1858-1910). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1858, 1910, 1874, 1877—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1858-12-15. The account is most persuasive where Freeman, Clark and Griswold can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american politician (1858-1910). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 23, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16501100. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1858, 1910, 1874 and 1877.

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Later biographies can compress uncertainty and repeat inherited reputations, so apparently settled claims may still require comparison. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Freeman Clark Griswold” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.