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Earl Griffith

1887 – 1940

American politician

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Lived 1887 – 1940 (aged 52). Earl Griffith was an American politician.

Harry Earl Griffith (July 13, 1887 – March 30, 1940) was a newspaper publisher who served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939 to 1940.

Griffith was born in Centerburg, Ohio, in Knox county. He was the son of Nellie Myrtle (Gunsaulus) and Harry Saiger Griffith. He attended Mount Gilead public schools. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.

He married Mary Clara Terry on April 17, 1912. He was the publisher of the newspaper the Morrow County Sentinel, which he took over after the death of his father, Harry Saiger Griffith. The paper was started by his grandfather John W. Griffith in 1858. He served as the Post Master of Morrow County from 1928 to 1934. He was a prominent Republican in Morrow county and the state of Ohio. He served as an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1924. In 1936, he ran an unsuccessful bid for the Secretary of the State of Ohio. He ran again for the same post in 1938 and won. He served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939 until his death in 1940. Governor John W. Bricker appointed George Neffner to complete the rest of Griffith's term as Secretary of State.

Griffith died in Columbus, Ohio on March 30, 1940. He is buried at River Cliff Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Ohio.

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Ohio Wesleyan University
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Ohio Secretary of State
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Harry Earl Griffith

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Who was Earl Griffith?

American politician

When was Earl Griffith born?

Earl Griffith was born on 13 July 1887 in Centerburg.

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Earl Griffith died on 30 March 1940 in Columbus.

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Earl Griffith was a politician.

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Earl Griffith was American.

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· Wikipedia: Earl Griffith

· Wikidata: Q5325886

· DBpedia: Earl Griffith

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