Michael Griffin (politician)
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Michael Griffin was a U.S. Representative
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 from Wisconsin
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Born in County Clare, Ireland, Griffin immigrated with his parents to Canada in 1847 and to Ohio in 1851.
He moved to Wisconsin in 1856 and settled in Newport, Sauk County.
He attended the common schools of Ohio and Wisconsin.
He enlisted in the Union Army
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 September 11, 1861, as a private in Company E, Twelfth Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served until the close of the war, attaining the rank of first lieutenant.
He moved to Kilbourn City, Wisconsin
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, in 1865.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Kilbourn City, and was cashier of the Bank of Kilbourn 1871-1876.
He served as member of the County Board of Columbia County, Wisconsin
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, in 1874 and 1875.
He served as member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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 in 1876.
He moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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, in 1876, and City attorney of Eau Claire in 1878 and 1879.
He served in the Wisconsin State Senate
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 in 1880 and 1881.
He was the Department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1887 and 1888.

Griffin was elected as a Republican
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 to the Fifty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George B. Shaw and at the same election to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
He was reelected to the Fifty-fifth Congress and served from November 5, 1894, to March 3, 1899.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.
He was appointed chairman of the State tax commission by Governor Schofield May 28, 1899.
He died in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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, December 29, 1899.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.

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