Isaac Griffin
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Isaac Griffin was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Isaac Griffin (great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson
and great-great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin) was born in Kent County, Delaware
. He moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania
, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was commissioned a captain during the American Revolutionary War
. He appointed justice of the peace in 1794 and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
in 1807 and served four terms.
Griffin was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Smilie
. He was reelected to the Fourteenth
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1816
to the Fifteenth
Congress. He died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania
, on October 12, 1827. Interment on what was known as the old Woods farm in Nicholson Township.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Isaac Griffin (great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson
Eugene McLanahan Wilson
Eugene McLanahan Wilson , was a Representative from Minnesota.-Biography:...
and great-great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin) was born in Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware
Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population was 162,310, a 28.1% increase over the previous decade. The county seat is Dover, the state capital...
. He moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the2010 census, the population was 136,606. The county is part of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was commissioned a captain during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He appointed justice of the peace in 1794 and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
in 1807 and served four terms.
Griffin was elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth
13th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Elbridge Gerry , until November 23, 1814, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore: Joseph B. Varnum , December 6, 1813 – February 3, 1814** John Gaillard , elected November 25, 1814- House of Representatives :...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Smilie
John Smilie
John Smilie was an American politician from Fayette, Pennsylvania.He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House from 1793 until 1795 and from 1799 to 1812. Smilie was a prominent Jeffersonian, and was identified with the "'Quid" branch of the party...
. He was reelected to the Fourteenth
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1816
United States House election, 1816
The U.S. House election, 1816 was an election for the United States House of Representatives to the Fifteenth United States Congress. Voting in the various states took place between April 1816 and August 14, 1817 . The Congress met on December 1, 1817...
to the Fifteenth
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
Congress. He died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Nicholson Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,989 at the 2000 census. The Albert Gallatin Area School District serves the township....
, on October 12, 1827. Interment on what was known as the old Woods farm in Nicholson Township.