John Griffin (c. 1771 – February 9, 1846,

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) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

While living in

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, he fought in the

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. He removed to Cuba NY in 1820. He was First Judge of the Allegany County Court from 1823 to 1833. He was a member of the

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(8th D.) from 1833 to 1836, sitting in the 56th, 57th, 58th and

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Sources

''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 129ff, 141 and 393; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)

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