Isaac Griffin

Isaac Griffin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office May 24, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Christian Tarr
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1807-1812
Personal details
Born	(1756-02-27)February 27, 1756 Kent County, Delaware Colony, British America
Died	October 12, 1827(1827-10-12) (aged 71) Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party	Democratic-Republican

Isaac Griffin (February 27, 1756 – October 12, 1827) was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, serving two terms from 1813 to 1817.

Early life and career

Isaac Griffin (great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson and great-great-grandfather of Charles Hudson Griffin) was born in Kent County in the Delaware Colony. He moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Revolutionary War

He was commissioned a captain during the American Revolutionary War.

Political career

He appointed justice of the peace in 1794 and was elected a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1807 and served four terms.

Congress

Griffin was elected as a Democrat-Republican to the Thirteenth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Smilie. He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1816 to the Fifteenth Congress.

Death

He died from the effects of a fall from a wagon, on his estate in Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania, on October 12, 1827. Interment on what was known as the Britt Farm in Nicholson Township.

External links

• United States Congress. "Isaac Griffin (id: G000461)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard