OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John William Griggs

BORN:
July 10, 1849
Newton, New Jersey

DIED:
November 28, 1927 (age 78)
Paterson, New Jersey

EDUCATION:
Lafayette College (BA, 1868)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1871:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Paterson, New Jersey
1876-1877:
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
1883-1889:
New Jersey State Senator
1886:
President of the New Jersey Senate 
1896-1898:
Governor of New Jersey
1898-1901:
U.S. Attorney General 
1901-1912:
Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration at the The Hague 

RESOURCES:
Department of Justice
Wikipedia

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