John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 from 1571 to 1609.

Griffith was of Cefnamlwch, the son of William Griffith (died 1587). He first entered Parliament in 1571 as the member for Caernarvon

Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)

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, and was relected in 1572. He was appointed Sheriff of Carnarvonshire

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 for 1582 and Sheriff of Anglesey

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 for 1587 and 1593. In 1604, he was again elected Member of Parliament

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for Caernarvon and sat until his death in 1609.

He married Margaret, the daughter of Rhys Thomas of Aber and widow of Edward Griffith of Penrhyn. They had four sons, including Nicholas and William Griffith, and 3 daughters.