John Griffith
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John Griffith may refer to:
- John Griffith (of Cefnamlwch)John Griffith (of Cefnamlwch)John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1571 to 1609.Griffith was of Cefnamlwch, the son of William Griffith . He first entered Parliament in 1571 as the member for Caernarvon, and was relected in 1572. He was appointed Sheriff of Carnarvonshire for 1582 and...
MP for Carnarvon 1604 - John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris)John Griffith (MP for Beaumaris)John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1642.Griffith was the son of John Griffith , Llyn...
- John Griffith juniorJohn Griffith (of Llyn)John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.Griffith was the eldest son of John Griffith and his wife May Trevor, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Trevalyn. He was of Llyn...
MP for Carnarvonshire 1640 - John Griffith (1687–1739)John Griffith (1687–1739)John Griffith was a Welsh politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire, Wales from 1715, succeeding his brother William who had died as the sitting MP....
, Welsh MP for Caernarvonshire - John Griffith (engineer)John Griffith (engineer)Sir John Purser Griffith was an Irish civil engineer.John Griffith was educated at Trinity College Dublin and gained a license in civil engineering in 1868. He served a two year apprenticeship under Dr Bindon Blood Stoney, the Engineer in Chief of the Dublin Port and Docks, before working as...
, Irish civil engineer - John Griffith (aviator)John Griffith (aviator)Lieutenant John Sharpe Griffith was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. Post war, he flew for the White Army forces in Russia. He returned to service during World War II, and finally retired in 1956.-World War I:...
, American World War I flying ace - John H. GriffithJohn H. GriffithJohn H. Griffith was a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, one of the pilots of the Bell X-1.Griffith grew up in Homewood, Illinois. He joined the United States Army Air Corps in November 1941, and served in the South Pacific during World War II...
, test pilot - John Wynne GriffithJohn Wynne GriffithJohn Wynne Griffith of Garn was a Welsh Whig politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Denbigh Boroughs from 1818 to 1826...
, MP for Denbigh - John Jones (martyr), also known as John Griffith
- John G. GriffithJohn G. GriffithJohn George "Red" Griffith was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball...
(1878–?), American football, basketball, and baseball coach at University of Idaho, University of Iowa, Oklahoma A&M University, New Mexico A&M - John Griffith (monk)John Griffith (monk)John Griffith or Griffin was a Welsh præmonstratensian and a monk of the order of Cistercians in Halesowen Abbey, Worcestershire.-Life:...
- John L. Griffith (1877–1944), American football, basketball, baseball, and track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator, first commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
- Johnny Griffith (coach)Johnny Griffith (coach)Johnny Griffith was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at South Georgia College and the University of Georgia .-Early life and playing career:...
(1924–2003), American football coach at South Georgia College and the University of Georgia - Johnny Griffith (musician)