John Griffith was a Welsh politician who sat in the

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from 1640. He supported the

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cause in the

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. Griffith was the eldest son of John Griffith and his wife May Trevor, daughter of Sir Richard Trevor of Trevalyn. He was of Llyn. In November 1640, he was elected member of parliament for

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in the

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and sat until August 1642 when he was disabled from sitting. W R Williams ''The Parliamentary History of the Principality of Wales''
/ref> Griffith died unmarried in Paris before 1661.

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Year of birth missing Year of death missing Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales Cavaliers English MPs 1640–1648 {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub