Thomas Griffitts

Thomas Griffitts

Thomas Griffitts (b. County Cork, Ireland; d. 1746, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Mayor of Philadelphia in 1729, 1733, and 1737. He also served as Judge of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1739 to 1743. [http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH3&CISOPTR=36683&REC=10]


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