William W. Griest
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Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania
In office March 4, 1909 – December 5, 1929
Preceded by	Henry B. Cassel
Succeeded by	J. Roland Kinzer
Constituency	9th district (1909–1923) 10th district (1923–1929)
Personal details
Born	(1858-09-22)September 22, 1858 Christiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	December 5, 1929(1929-12-05) (aged 71) Mount Clemens, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican

William Walton Griest (September 22, 1858 – December 5, 1929) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.

William W. Griest was born inChristiana, Pennsylvania. He graduated from theMillersville State Normal School in 1876. He was engaged in teaching, and was a member of the city school board ofLancaster, Pennsylvania, for twenty-four years. He was the director and an incorporator of the Pennsylvania Public School Memorial Association. From 1882 to 1888, he was engaged in newspaper work as editor of theInquirer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He served as chief clerk in the county commissioner's office. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Tax Commission, and a delegate to several Republican State conventions and to everyRepublican National Convention from1896 to1928. He was theSecretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1903. He served as a member of the State sinking fund commission and of the board of pardons. He also served as president of lighting and street railway companies from 1903 to 1927.

Griest was elected as a Republican to theSixty-first and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served until his death atMount Clemens, Michigan. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads during theSixty-eighth through theSeventieth Congresses. He was laid to rest atWoodward Hill Cemetery in Lancaster.

TheW. W. Griest Building in downtownLancaster is named in his honor.

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• US House of Representatives (1930).William W. Griest, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.

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