John W. Griggs
John William Griggs | |
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43rd United States Attorney General | |
In office January 25, 1898 – March 29, 1901 | |
President | William McKinley |
Preceded by | Joseph McKenna |
Succeeded by | Philander C. Knox |
29th Governor of New Jersey | |
In office January 21, 1896 – January 31, 1898 | |
Preceded by | George T. Werts |
Succeeded by | Foster MacGowan Voorhees as Acting Governor |
Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
In office 1883–1888 | |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office 1876–1877 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Newton, New Jersey, U.S. | July 10, 1849
Died | November 28, 1927 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Carolyn Webster Brandt Laura Elizabeth Price |
Alma mater | Lafayette College |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
John William Griggs (July 10, 1849 – November 28, 1927) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 29th Governor of New Jersey, from 1896 to 1898, stepping down to assume the position as the United States Attorney General from 1898 to 1901.
Biography
He was born on a farm in Newton, New Jersey on July 10, 1849. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1868, where he became a founding member of the Phi Charge of Theta Delta Chi. Griggs served in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1876 and 1877, and the New Jersey Senate from 1883 through 1888, acting as the president of the Senate in 1886. He was selected as a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention from New Jersey.
He was elected Governor of New Jersey and served from 1896 through 1898. He left the state house in 1898 to serve as United States Attorney General under President William McKinley until 1901.
He was one of the first members appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, and served from 1901 to 1912.
Griggs died on November 28, 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey.[1] He was buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in that city.
References
- ^ "John W. Griggs Dies. Attorney General in McKinley Administration Succumbs to Heart Disease at 78. Held Many Directorships. Born on Farm and Was a Railroad Ticket Agent in Youth. Once Member of Hague Tribunal". New York Times. November 29, 1927. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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