Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 118.

WILL J. GRISWOLD, of Bellingham, is an Indianian by birth, and a Washingtonian 
through choice.  Mr. Griswold is a native of Indiana, and was born in 1871.  
His early educational training was in public schools, while his legal 
education was in the Lake Forest University, from which he graduated in 1903 
with the LL. B. degree.  He came to Bellingham (Wash,) in 1904, and the same 
year he formed the firm  of Parrott, Griswold & Hudson.  This firm was changed 
to Griswold & Hudson in 1914, Mr. Parrott withdrawing, and since the latter 
firm dissolved in 1918, Mr. Griswold has practiced alone.  He is a most 
capable and convincing speaker, a man of much energy, patience and 
perseverance, and a delivery, while in oration, that is most pleasing.  His 
deductions are sound, his points well taken, while in every move he makes in 
conduct of trial he exercises the best of logic.  t no tine does he permit 
technicalities to obscure the justice of a case.  He is forceful and sincere, 
while his attitude in addressing a jury is impressive.  Mr. Griswold is what I 
would term a practical man.  Mr. Griswold was married to Miss Edith West in 
1897, and the couple have one boy, 23 years of age.  Mr. Griswold is a 
thirty-second degree Mason.  He is a member of the Rotary club of Bellingham, 
of which he was the first president: Cougar club, of which he was president 
for 15 years; Shrine, elks and the county and state bar association.  He was 
president of the Whatcom County bar association in 1915.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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