Sam S. Griffin
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Samuel S. Griffin served briefly as mayor of Boise
, Idaho
, in 1945 and 1946.
Griffin succeeded Austin Walker
, who died in office in October 1945. Griffin resigned four months later and was succeeded by former mayor H. W. Whillock
.
Boise, Idaho
Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, in 1945 and 1946.
Griffin succeeded Austin Walker
Austin Walker
Austin Walker served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1942 to 1945.Walker had served as acting mayor since February 1942 as the incumbent, H. W. Whillock, was a United States Navy officer during World War II. Walker was appointed mayor after Whillock formally resigned in May of that year. He was...
, who died in office in October 1945. Griffin resigned four months later and was succeeded by former mayor H. W. Whillock
H. W. Whillock
H. Westerman Whillock served on two occasions as mayor of Boise, Idaho, in the 1940s.Whillock was first elected mayor in 1941. An officer in the United States Navy, he resigned in May 1942 after being called to active duty during World War II. Whillock returned to Boise at war's end.Whillock became...
.