Percy W. Griffiths

Percy Wilfred Griffiths (born March 30, 1893 in Taylor , Lackawanna County , Pennsylvania , † June 12, 1983 in Clearwater , Florida ) was an American politician .

Griffiths served in the United States Navy from 1910 to 1913 and again during World War I from 1917 to 1919 . He then attended Pennsylvania State College until 1921 and studied at Columbia University in New York City . In 1930 he completed his studies there. In 1922 he worked as a car dealer in Marietta , Ohio and was a football coach at various colleges from 1927 to 1936. In 1938 and 1939 he held the office of mayor of the city of Marietta.

Griffiths was elected as a Republican to Congress , where he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1949 . In the 1948 elections he was unable to defend his mandate. Griffiths was now active again as an automobile dealer and worked in this industry until his retirement in June 1961.

Web links

• Percy W. Griffiths in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)