Ernest C. Giffen

Ernest C. Giffen (born January 24, 1888 in Newcastle , Ohio , † April 9, 1966 in Wichita , Kansas ) was an American soldier, teacher and politician .

Career

Ernest C. Giffen was born in 1888 to Orange H. Giffen (1857-1918) and his wife Luella (1864-1934), née Scott, in Coshocton County . Nothing is known about his youth.

During World War I , he served as a private in the Student Army Training Corps (SATC).

At some point he moved to South Dakota . Giffen was South Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1929 to 1933 . His term in office was overshadowed by the global economic crisis.

In 1946 he moved to Kansas and settled in Wichita, Sedgwick County . Giffen taught at a school there. Then he worked as a salesman for Encyclopædia Britannica .

Giffen was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Freemasons .

Individual evidence

↑ Orange H. Giffen in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
^ Luella Scott Giffen in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.

Web links

Ernest C. Giffen in the database of Find a Grave (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Giffen, Ernest C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American soldier, teacher, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 24, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH	Newcastle , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH	April 9, 1966
Place of death	Wichita , Kansas

[1] Orange H. Giffen in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.

[2] Luella Scott Giffen in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved on August 23, 2017.