Samuel Griffith (congressman)
- Samuel Griffith (congressman)
:"For Australian Judge Samuel Griffith, click here."
Samuel Griffith (February 14 1816 – October 1 1893) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, United States.
Early life
Samuel Griffith was born on February 14 1816 in the then booming industrial town of Merthyr Tydfil, in Wales. He was instructed in elementary subjects by a private teacher. He graduated from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1846.
Political career
Griffith was elected as a Democrat to the 42nd United States Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872.
Legal career
Griffith started his legal career before his political career after he was admitted to the bar in 1846; he began his practice in Mercer, Pennsylvania. After his unsuccessful reelection attempt, he resumed the practice of law in Mercer.
Griffith died in Mercer on October 1 1893 and was buried in Mercer Cemetery.
References
*CongBio|G000470
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffis-grim.html The Political Graveyard]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
The Governor's Academy — Non Sibi Sed Aliis Not for self, but for others Location MA … Wikipedia
1920 — Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar.Events of 1920January *January 1 Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid… … Wikipedia
List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008 — This is a list of prominent groups who formally endorsed or voiced support for Senator Barack Obama s presidential campaign during the Democratic Party primaries and the general election. Contents 1 Campaign endorsements 1.1 U.S. Presidents and… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Ku Klux Klan — KKK redirects here. For other uses, see KKK (disambiguation). Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan rally, Gainesville, Florida, December 31, 1922 … Wikipedia
Jack Kemp — Infobox Officeholder name = Jack Kemp, Jr. imagesize = 200px small caption = order = 1996 Republican Vice Presidential nominee term start =August 16, 1996 term end =November 5, 1996 runningmate = Bob Dole opponent = Bill Clinton/Al Gore… … Wikipedia
Punahou School alumni — Shown below is a list of notable graduates, students who attended, and former faculty of Punahou School.: *indicates attended Punahou but did not graduate with senior class. Numerous athletic, educational, cultural, business, and government… … Wikipedia
Benjamin H. Freedman — Benjamin Harrison [ [http://debs.indstate.edu/u588n4 1954.pdf House Committee on un American activities, pg 17] , calling him Benjamin Harrison Freedman ... of 960 Park Avenue ] Freedman, (1890 ndash; May 1984) [Social Security Death Index: born… … Wikipedia
List of Sinfonians — This is a list of members of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity who have achieved recognition in their respective fields, including (but not limited to) education, film, industry, literature, music, philanthropy, public service, radio, science, and … Wikipedia
List of people from Texas — The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas. Military/war Founders of The Republic of Texas *Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the Father of Texas *Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas… … Wikipedia
