• Source: Charles H. Griffin

      • Charles Hudson Griffin (May 9, 1926 – September 10, 1989) was an American World War II veteran and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district from 1968 to 1973.


      Early life and education


      Griffin was born on a farm near Utica, Mississippi. He attended Utica High School and Hinds Community College before graduating from Mississippi State University in 1949. Griffin was the great-great-grandson of Isaac Griffin, a Congressman from Pennsylvania.
      He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 in Pacific War as a third class apprentice seaman and quartermaster.


      Career


      Griffin served as assistant to United States Representative John Bell Williams from July 1, 1949, to January 15, 1968.


      = Congress

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      Griffin was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress in a special election triggered by Williams' successful bid for governor of Mississippi. He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972.


      = Later career

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      He then served as the Secretary of the Mississippi State senate from 1980 to 1989.


      Personal life


      He was a resident of Utica, Mississippi, until his death there on September 10, 1989.


      External links


      United States Congress. "Charles H. Griffin (id: G000458)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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