Charles H. Griffin
Charles Hudson Griffin was an American World War II veteran and politician who served three terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district from 1968 to 1973.
Early life and education
Griffin was born on a farm near Utica, Mississippi. He attended Utica High School and Hinds Community College before graduating from Mississippi State University in 1949. Griffin was the great-great-grandson of Isaac Griffin, a Congressman from Pennsylvania.World War II
He served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 in Pacific War as a third class apprentice seaman and quartermaster.Career
Griffin served as assistant to United States Representative John Bell Williams from July 1, 1949, to January 15, 1968.Congress
Griffin was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress in a special election triggered by Williams' successful bid for governor of Mississippi. He was reelected to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 12, 1968 to January 3, 1973.He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972.