John Gardner Griffin

For others of a similar name, see John Griffin.

John Gardner Griffin was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]

Biography

Griffin was born on October 30, 1815 in East Haddam, Connecticut.[2] On March 27, 1841, he married Ursula Mack. They would have three children. Griffin would settle on a farm in Courtland, Wisconsin that had been owned by his father, Nathan. Nathan Griffin was Supervisor and Chairman of Courtland and a Commissioner of Columbia County, Wisconsin. Griffin was a Methodist.

Political career

Griffin was a Republican member of the Assembly during the Legislature of 1876. Previously a Free Soiler, he was twice a candidate for the Connecticut General Assembly. Other positions he held include justice of the peace.

References

  1. ↑ THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN (15th ed.). Madison, Wis. 1876. p. 462.
  2. ↑ Consul Willshire Butterfield, ed. (1880). THE HISTORY OF Columbia County, WISCONSIN. Chicago: Western Historical Company. pp. 1024–1025.
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