Christopher Griffith (c. 1721–1776) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1776. Griffith was the son of Christopher Griffith of

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, and his wife Mary Brightwell, daughter of Loftus Brightwell of

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. He matriculated at

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, on 31 May 1738, aged 17, and was admitted at

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in 1737. He was called to the bar in 1744. He married firstly Anne Chicheley, daughter of Richard Chicheley, on 1 March 1756. He married secondly Catherine Quintin, daughter of

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, MP, of Harpham, Yorkshire on 26 November 1759 Griffith was returned unopposed as

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for

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at the 1774 general election. His only reported vote was with Opposition on 22 February 1775. He is not known to have spoken in the House. He died on 12 January 1776.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Christopher 1720s births 1776 deaths People from Winterbourne, Gloucestershire Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Berkshire British MPs 1774–1780