Francis Griffith | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4th district | |
| In office December 6, 1897 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Holman |
| Succeeded by | Lincoln Dixon |
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| Born | Francis Marion Griffith (1849-08-21)August 21, 1849 Moorefield, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 8, 1927(1927-02-08) (aged 77) Vevay, Indiana, U.S |
| Resting place | Vevay Cemetery |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Franklin College |
Francis Marion Griffith (August 21, 1849 – February 8, 1927) was an American educator and politician who served four terms as aU.S. representative fromIndiana from 1897 to 1905.
Born inMoorefield, Indiana, Griffith attended the country schools of the county, the high school inVevay, Indiana, andFranklin College,Franklin, Indiana.He taught school.He was appointed school superintendent of Switzerland County in 1873.He studied law.
He wasadmitted to the bar in 1875 and commenced practice in Vevay.County treasurer from 1875 to 1877.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.He served as member of the State senate from 1886 to 1894 and served as Acting Lieutenant Governor from 1891 to 1894.He was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general of Indiana in 1894.
Griffith was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William S. Holman.He was reelected to theFifty-sixth,Fifty-seventh, andFifty-eighth Congresses and served from December 6, 1897, to March 3, 1905.[1]He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1904.
He resumed the practice of law inVevay, Indiana.City attorney 1912–1916.He served as judge of the circuit court of the fifth judicial district 1916–1922.He again engaged in the practice of his profession.
He died inVevay, Indiana, February 8, 1927.He was interred in Vevay Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ira Joy Chase Governor | ActingLieutenant Governor of Indiana 1891–1893 | Succeeded by Mortimer Nye Governor |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Vacant | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 4th congressional district December 6, 1897 - March 3, 1905 | Succeeded by |
