Daniel J. Griffin

For other people of the same name, see Daniel Griffin (disambiguation).

Daniel J. Griffin.

Daniel Joseph Griffin (March 26, 1880 - December 11, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Griffin attended the parochial schools, St. Laurent College near Montreal, Canada and St. Peter's College in Jersey City.

Public Life

Griffin graduated in law from the New York Law School. After he was admitted to the bar in 1902, he commenced practice in Brooklyn. Between 1903 and 1906, he also served as commissioner of licenses for the Borough of Brooklyn. After that he was head of the administration and guardianship departments of the surrogate's court of Kings County from 1906 to 1912.

Griffin entered politics by serving as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. he was elected the following year, but resigned in 1917.

When he left Congress, Griffin served as sheriff of Kings County in 1918 and 1919, before he resumed the practice of law.

He died in Brooklyn, New York, on December 11, 1926 and was interred in Holy Cross Cemetery.

References

• Daniel J. Griffin at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Find-A-Grave profile for Daniel Griffin

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Date of birth	March 26, 1880
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Date of death	December 11, 1926
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