Anthony Jerome Griffin
Encyclopedia
Anthony Jerome Griffin was a United States
Representative
from New York
.
Griffin was born in New York City
. He attended City College
, Cooper Union
, and New York University School of Law
. He was admitted to the bar
in 1892 and commenced practice in New York City. Griffin organized and commanded Company F, Sixty-ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Spanish-American War
in 1898 and 1899. He founded and edited the Bronx Independent 1905-1907. He was member of the State Senate
from 1911 to 1915 and member of the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1915. Griffin was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-Fifth Congress
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Bruckner
. He was reelected to the Sixty-Sixth
and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 5, 1918, until his death in New York City.
Griffin is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
.
United States
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Representative
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Griffin was born in New York City
New York City
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. He attended City College
City College of New York
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, Cooper Union
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
, and New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
. He was admitted to the bar
Bar (law)
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in 1892 and commenced practice in New York City. Griffin organized and commanded Company F, Sixty-ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
in 1898 and 1899. He founded and edited the Bronx Independent 1905-1907. He was member of the State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
from 1911 to 1915 and member of the New York State Constitutional Convention in 1915. Griffin was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-Fifth Congress
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Bruckner
Henry Bruckner
Henry Bruckner was a United States Representative from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the common and high schools in New York and became engaged in the manufacture of mineral waters in 1892...
. He was reelected to the Sixty-Sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 5, 1918, until his death in New York City.
Griffin is buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
.