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Charles Hudson Griffin (May 9, 1926 – September 10, 1989) was an American
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veteran and politician who served three terms as a member of the
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from
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from 1968 to 1973.


Early life and education

Griffin was born on a farm near
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. He attended Utica High School and
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before graduating from
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in 1949. Griffin was the great-great-grandson of Isaac Griffin, a Congressman from
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.


World War II

He served in the
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from 1944 to 1946 in
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as a third class apprentice seaman and quartermaster.


Career

Griffin served as assistant to United States Representative
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from July 1, 1949, to January 15, 1968.


Congress

Griffin was elected as a
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to the Ninetieth Congress in a special election triggered by Williams' successful bid for
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. He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 12, 1968 to January 3, 1973. He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972.


Later career

He then served as the Secretary of the Mississippi State senate from 1980 to 1989.


Personal life

He was a resident of
Utica, Mississippi Utica is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 820 at the 2010 census, down from 966 at the 2000 census. Utica is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Utica was originally an area known ...
, until his death there on September 10, 1989.


External links

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