Isaac Griffin (February 27, 1756October 12, 1827) was a veteran of the

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and member of the

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from

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, serving two terms from 1813 to 1817.

Early life and career

Isaac Griffin (great-grandfather of Eugene McLanahan Wilson and great-great-grandfather of

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) was born in Kent County in the

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. He moved to

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, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Revolutionary War

He was commissioned a captain during the

Political career

He appointed justice of the peace in 1794 and was elected a member of the

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in 1807 and served four terms.

Congress

Griffin was elected as a Democrat-Republican to the

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Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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. He was reelected to the Fourteenth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in

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to the

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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

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