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Preceded by
  
Succeeded by
  

Profession
  
planter

Name
  
John Griffin

John K. Griffin John K Griffin 1789 1841 Find A Grave Memorial

Born
  
August 13, 1789Clinton, South Carolina (
1789-08-13
)

Died
  
August 1, 1841(1841-08-01) (aged 51)Clinton, South Carolina

Political party
  
Democratic (after 1839)

Other politicalaffiliations
  
Nullifier Party (before 1839)

John King Griffin (August 13, 1789 – August 1, 1841) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Born near Clinton, South Carolina, Griffin pursued an academic course. He engaged as a planter. He served in the State house of representatives 1816–1819. He served as member of the State senate 1820–1824 and again in 1828.

Griffin was elected as a Nullifier to the Twenty-second through Twenty-fifth Congresses and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1841). He died near Clinton, South Carolina, August 1, 1841. He was interred in Little River Church Cemetery.

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John K. Griffin Wikipedia


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