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John Griffith (other)
John Griffith may refer to: Clergymen and monks *John Griffith (Baptist minister) (1622?–1700), English General Baptist minister *John Griffith (monk) (fl. 1553), Welsh præmonstratensian and Cistercian monk *John Griffith (priest) (1818/19–1885), Anglican priest in south Wales *John Griffith (Rev.Dr.) (1789 -1879), academic and clergyman * John Jones (martyr) (died 1598), also known as John Griffith Musicians * John Thomas Griffith (born 1960), American singer-songwriter with the band Cowboy Mouth * Johnny Griffith (musician) (1936–2002), African-American musician Pilots *John H. Griffith (1905–2011), test pilot * John Sharpe Griffith (1898–1974), American First World War flying ace Politicians *John Griffith (died 1580), MP for Flintshire * John Griffith (of Plas Mawr) (died 1609), MP for Carnarvon 1571, 1572 and 1604 * John Griffith (of Llyn), MP for Carnarvonshire 1640 * John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris) (1591–1642), Welsh politician *John Griffith (MP for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Griffith (Baptist Minister)
John Griffith (1622?–1700) was an English General Baptist minister. Life Griffiths appears to have joined the Baptists about 1640, and founded about 1646 a London congregation in Dunning's Alley, Bishopsgate Street Without. It is probable that he practised medicine, as he was known as Dr. Griffith. After the Restoration of 1660, Griffith frequently got into trouble as a conventicle preacher; and persistently declined the oath of allegiance. His difficulty was that the terms of the oath bound him to obey laws not then in being, and future sovereigns who might be Roman Catholic. His first imprisonment was in Newgate Prison (1661) for 17 months. He was again committed on 18 April 1683, and is said to have spent fourteen years more or less in gaol. Griffith was apparently free from molestation after James II's declaration for liberty of conscience (11 April 1687). In 1698 his small congregation received an endowment under a trust created by Captain Pierce Johns' bequest. He was an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |