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John Gardner Griffin (October 30, 1815 – September 13, 1904) was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...
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Biography

Griffin was born on October 30, 1815 in
East Haddam, Connecticut East Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut. The population was 8,875 at the time of the 2020 census. History Until 1650, the area of East Haddam was inhabited by at least three Indigenous peoples: the Wangunk, the Mohegan and the N ...
. On March 27, 1841, he married Ursula Mack. They had three children. Griffin settled on a farm in
Courtland, Wisconsin Courtland is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin in the United States. The population was 463 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91.5 km2), of w ...
that had been owned by his father, Nathan. Nathan Griffin was Supervisor and Chairman of Courtland and a Commissioner of
Columbia County, Wisconsin Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,490. Its county seat and largest city is Portage. The county was created in 1846 as part of Wisconsin Territory. Columbia County i ...
. Griffin was a
Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
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Political career

Griffin was a
Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the Assembly during the Legislature of 1876. Previously a Free Soiler, he was twice a candidate for the
Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...
. Other positions he held include justice of the peace.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, John People from East Haddam, Connecticut People from Columbia County, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly American justices of the peace Connecticut Free Soilers Methodists from Wisconsin 19th-century Methodists Farmers from Wisconsin 1815 births 1904 deaths