John Griffith (1687–1739)
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John Griffith (1687–1739) 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.
John Griffith is numbered as the fifth of that name in the Griffith family of the Cefn Amwlch estate, Penllech
, now in Gwynedd
.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Caernarvonshire
Caernarvonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Caernarvonshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885 and from 1918 until 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...
, Wales from 1715, succeeding his brother William who had died as the sitting MP.
John Griffith is numbered as the fifth of that name in the Griffith family of the Cefn Amwlch estate, Penllech
Penllech
Penllech is a village and former civil parish in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The parish was abolished in 1934, and incorporated into Tudweiliog....
, now in Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
.