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Charles H. Griffin

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Charles Griffin
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd District
In office
March 12, 1968 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byJohn Bell Williams
Succeeded byThad Cochran (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born
Charles Hudson Griffin

(1926-05-09)May 9, 1926
Utica, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 1989(1989-09-10) (aged 63)
Utica, Mississippi, U.S.
RelationsIsaac Griffin (great-great-grandfather)
Alma materMississippi State University
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

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

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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

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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

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

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  • United States Congress. "Charles H. Griffin (id: G000458)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

1968-1973
Succeeded by