Levi T. Griffin
Levi T. Griffin | |
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John L. Chipman | |
| Succeeded by | John B. Corliss |
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| Born | May 23, 1837 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Cabot Wickware (after 1867) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Michigan Law School |
Levi Thomas Griffin (May 23, 1837 – March 17, 1906) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Early life
Griffin, born in
Military life
Griffin was commissioned by Governor
Post-war
After the war, Griffin returned to practice law in Detroit in his partnership with William A. Moore. On September 1, 1875, he formed a new partnership with Donald M. Dickinson under the name "Griffin and Dickinson". In 1883, he formed a new partnership, "Griffin & Warner", with Carlos E. Warner, who had become a partner with Moore after Griffin left. In 1888, the firm became "Griffin, Warner, Hunt & Berry". In 1890, when Berry retired and Hunt was elected assistant prosecuting attorney for Detroit, the firm's name returned to "Griffin & Warner". The firm was dissolved January 1, 1896.
Griffin was the Fletcher professor of law in the University of Michigan Law School 1886–1897. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Supreme Court in 1887.
In November 1893, Griffin was elected a
Levi Griffin resumed the practice of his profession and became pension agent in 1896 and 1897. He died in Detroit and was interred in Woodmere Cemetery.
Religion
In 1873, he converted from
See also
References
- United States Congress. "Levi T. Griffin (id: G000463)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
- Political Graveyard
- Barnard, F. A. (2005) [1878]. "s.v. Levi Griffin". American biographical history of eminent and self-made men ... Michigan volume. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 65–66. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
- Ross, Robert Budd (2005) [1908]. "s.v. Carlos E. Warner". Landmarks of Detroit; : a history of the city. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. p. 850. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
- U.S. Congress. Senate Executive Journal #9th Congress, 1st session, Monday, March 12, 1866, p. 623, consideration of President Johnson's request for Griffin's brevet
Bibliography
- Griffin, Levi T. Cases on Personal Property. St. Paul, Minn.: West, 1895. (Printed at the request of Levi T. Griffin, A. M. Fletcher Professor of Law in the University of Michigan, for use in connection with his lectures in that school)
External links
- "Levi T. Griffin". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
- Image of Griffin at the Archives of Michigan Digital Collection
- Address by Griffin at presentation of a portrait of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice James V. Campbell, April 24, 1888
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