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'''Levi Thomas Griffin''' (May 23, 1837-March 17, 1906) was a politician from the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. |
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==Early life== |
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Griffin, born in [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York]], was named for his maternal grandfather, Levi Thomas of [[Utica, New York]]. He moved with his parents to [[Rochester, Michigan]] in the fall of 1847. He graduated from the [[University of Michigan Law School]] at [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]] in 1857. While studying for the [[bar (law)|bar]] in [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], he was employed as a court deputy in the [[United States District Court for the District of Michigan|Federal District Court]] through the assistance of a fellow University of Michigan alumni, William A. Moore, who was then Assistant [[United States District Attorney]]. Griffin was admitted to the [[bar (law)|bar]] in May 1858 and in November moved to [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]], where he begin to practice in the office of prominent Western Michigan lawyer Lucius Patterson. After a fire destroyed the offices in April 1860, along with most of the records of [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]], Griffin returned to Detroit where he was employed in the law offices of Moore until January 1862, when they formed a partnership named "Moore and Griffin". |
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==Military life== |
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Griffin was commissioned by Governor [[Austin Blair]], as [[Supernumerary]] [[Second Lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenant]] in Company C of the [[Fourth Michigan Cavalry]], and was mustered into service on August 13, 1862. He was promoted to full Second Lieutenant on December 18 and assigned to duty as Brigade Inspector. On February 1, 1863, he was promoted to [[First Lieutenant#United States|First Lieutenant]], and then on April 15 as regimental [[Adjutant]]. On February 24, 1864, he was commissioned as [[Captain (United States)|Captain]], and on September 15 was assigned as Acting Assistant [[Adjutant General]] of the [[Cavalry in the American Civil War|Second Cavalry Division]]. On December 25, he became Acting Assistant [[Adjutant General]] of the Cavalry Corps of the [[Military Division of the Mississippi]], with Major General [[James H. Wilson]] commanding. He was mustered out of service on July 1, 1865 and was subsequently [[Brevet (military)|brevet]]ted [[Major (United States)|major]] of [[United States Volunteers]] by President [[Andrew Johnson]] on March 13, 1866 for gallant and meritorious service during the [[American Civil War]]. |
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==Post-war== |
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After the war, Griffin returned to practice law in Detroit in his partnership with William A. Moore. On September 1, 1875, formed a new partnership with [[Donald M. Dickinson]] under the name "Griffin and Dickinson". In 1883, he formed a new partnership, "Griffin & Warner", with Carlos E. Warner, who had become a partner with Moore after Griffin left. In 1888, the firm became "Griffin, Warner, Hunt & Berry". In 1890, when Berry retired and Hunt was elected assistant prosecuting attorney for Detroit, the firm's name returned to "Griffin & Warner". The firm was dissolved January 1, 1896. |
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Griffin was the Fletcher professor of law in the [[University of Michigan Law School]] 1886-1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the [[Michigan Supreme Court]] in 1887. |
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In November 1893, Griffin was elected a [[Democrat (United States)|Democrat]] from [[Michigan's 1st congressional district]] to the [[53rd United States Congress|Fifty-third Congress]] to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[John Logan Chipman]], serving from December 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894, losing to [[Republican (United States)|Republican]] [[John Blaisdell Corliss]]. |
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Levi Griffin resumed the practice of his profession and became pension agent in 1896 and 1897. He died in Detroit and was interred in [[Woodmere Cemetery]]. |
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==Religion== |
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In 1873, he converted from [[Presbyterian]] to [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopalian]], being confirmed in [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Detroit, Michigan)|St. John's Episcopal Church]]. He was married October 8, 1867, to Mary Cabot Wickware of Detroit. They raised three children: William, Laura Moore, and Mary McClaren Griffin. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of American Civil War generals#Union-G|List of American Civil War generals]] |
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==References== |
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*{{CongBio|G000463}} Retrieved on 2008-02-14 |
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*[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/griffin.html#R9M0IYR7C Political Graveyard] |
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*{{cite book | last=Barnard| first=F. A.| title=American biographical history of eminent and self-made men ... Michigan volume| origyear=1878| url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad6019.0001.001 | accessdate = 2006-12-03 | year = 2005 | publisher = University of Michigan Library| location=Ann Arbor, Mich.| pages=65–66| chapter=s.v. Levi Griffin| chapterurl=http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=bad6019.0001.001;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=131;view=image;page=root}} |
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*{{cite book | last=Ross| first=Robert Budd| title=Landmarks of Detroit; : a history of the city| origyear=1908| url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad6019.0001.001 | accessdate = 2006-12-03 | year = 2005 | publisher = University of Michigan Library| location=Ann Arbor, Mich.| chapter=s.v. Carlos E. Warner| chapterurl=http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;amt2=40;amt3=40;idno=BAD1469.0001.001;didno=BAD1469.0001.001;view=image;seq=00001212| page=850}} |
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*[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hlaw:@field(DOCID+@lit(ej01512)) U.S. Congress. ''Senate Executive Journal'' #9th Congress, 1st session, Monday, March 12, 1866, p. 623], consideration of President Johnson's request for Griffin's brevet |
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==Bibliography== |
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*Griffin, Levi T. ''Cases on Personal Property.'' St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1895. (Printed at the request of Levi T. Griffin, A. M. Fletcher Professor of Law in the University of Michigan, for use in connection with his lectures in that school) |
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==External links== |
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*{{Find a Grave|7450506|accessdate=2008-02-14}} |
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*[http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/u?/p4006coll3,524 Image of Griffin] at the Archives of Michigan Digital Collection |
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*[http://www.micourthistory.org/resources/Special%20Sessions/Campbell%20Port%201888.php Address by Griffin] at presentation of a portrait of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice [[James V. Campbell]], April 24, 1888 |
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{{Persondata |
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|NAME= Griffin, Levi T. |
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Union Army|Army]] officer |
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|DATE OF BIRTH= May 23, 1837 |
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York]] |
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|DATE OF DEATH= March 17, 1906 |
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|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Detroit, Michigan]] |
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}} |
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[[Category:1837 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Oneida County, New York]] |
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[[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan]] |
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[[Category:Michigan Democrats]] |
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[[Category:Union Army officers]] |
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[[Category:University of Michigan Law School alumni]] |
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[[Category:People from Oakland County, Michigan]] |
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[[Category:American Episcopalians]] |
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Revision as of 17:57, 8 October 2011
Levi Thomas Griffin (May 23, 1837-March 17, 1906) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Griffin, born in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, was named for his maternal grandfather, Levi Thomas of Utica, New York. He moved with his parents to Rochester, Michigan in the fall of 1847. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor in 1857. While studying for the bar in Detroit, he was employed as a court deputy in the Federal District Court through the assistance of a fellow University of Michigan alumni, William A. Moore, who was then Assistant United States District Attorney. Griffin was admitted to the bar in May 1858 and in November moved to Grand Rapids, where he begin to practice in the office of prominent Western Michigan lawyer Lucius Patterson. After a fire destroyed the offices in April 1860, along with most of the records of Kent County, Griffin returned to Detroit where he was employed in the law offices of Moore until January 1862, when they formed a partnership named "Moore and Griffin".
Military life
Griffin was commissioned by Governor Austin Blair, as Supernumerary Second Lieutenant in Company C of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and was mustered into service on August 13, 1862. He was promoted to full Second Lieutenant on December 18 and assigned to duty as Brigade Inspector. On February 1, 1863, he was promoted to First Lieutenant, and then on April 15 as regimental Adjutant. On February 24, 1864, he was commissioned as Captain, and on September 15 was assigned as Acting Assistant Adjutant General of the Second Cavalry Division. On December 25, he became Acting Assistant Adjutant General of the Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi, with Major General James H. Wilson commanding. He was mustered out of service on July 1, 1865 and was subsequently brevetted major of United States Volunteers by President Andrew Johnson on March 13, 1866 for gallant and meritorious service during the American Civil War.
Post-war
After the war, Griffin returned to practice law in Detroit in his partnership with William A. Moore. On September 1, 1875, formed a new partnership with Donald M. Dickinson under the name "Griffin and Dickinson". In 1883, he formed a new partnership, "Griffin & Warner", with Carlos E. Warner, who had become a partner with Moore after Griffin left. In 1888, the firm became "Griffin, Warner, Hunt & Berry". In 1890, when Berry retired and Hunt was elected assistant prosecuting attorney for Detroit, the firm's name returned to "Griffin & Warner". The firm was dissolved January 1, 1896.
Griffin was the Fletcher professor of law in the University of Michigan Law School 1886-1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court in 1887.
In November 1893, Griffin was elected a Democrat from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Logan Chipman, serving from December 4, 1893 to March 3, 1895. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894, losing to Republican John Blaisdell Corliss.
Levi Griffin resumed the practice of his profession and became pension agent in 1896 and 1897. He died in Detroit and was interred in Woodmere Cemetery.
Religion
In 1873, he converted from Presbyterian to Episcopalian, being confirmed in St. John's Episcopal Church. He was married October 8, 1867, to Mary Cabot Wickware of Detroit. They raised three children: William, Laura Moore, and Mary McClaren Griffin.
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Levi T. Griffin (id: G000463)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- Political Graveyard
- Barnard, F. A. (2005) [1878]. "s.v. Levi Griffin". American biographical history of eminent and self-made men ... Michigan volume. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 65–66. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
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suggested) (help) - U.S. Congress. Senate Executive Journal #9th Congress, 1st session, Monday, March 12, 1866, p. 623, consideration of President Johnson's request for Griffin's brevet
Bibliography
- Griffin, Levi T. Cases on Personal Property. St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1895. (Printed at the request of Levi T. Griffin, A. M. Fletcher Professor of Law in the University of Michigan, for use in connection with his lectures in that school)
External links
- "Levi T. Griffin". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- Image of Griffin at the Archives of Michigan Digital Collection
- Address by Griffin at presentation of a portrait of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice James V. Campbell, April 24, 1888