Michael Griffin

Michael Griffin (September 9, 1842 – December 29, 1899) was an Irish American immigrant, lawyer, and Republican politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing western Wisconsin from 1894 to 1899. He also served two years in the Wisconsin Senate and one year in the State Assembly. As a young man, he served as a Union Army officer through nearly the entire American Civil War.

Early life Born in County Clare on the island of Ireland (the entirety of which was then part of the U.K.), Griffin immigrated with his parents, John and Hannah Griffin, to the British Canadian colonies in 1847, and then to Ohio in 1851.

Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1875)

Wisconsin Senate (1879)

U.S. House of Representatives (1894, 1896)