Samuel Griffin

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Samuel Griffin (1746–November 3, 1810) was a lawyer and politician from Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives.

He was born in 1746 in Richmond County, Virginia. He studied classical studies and law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. During the Revolutionary War he served as a colonel in the Continental Army and was wounded at the Battle of Harlem Heights onOctober 12, 1776. He also served on the State's board of war. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1786-1788.

Griffin served as mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1779 to 1780.

He was elected to the First, Second, and Third Congresses, serving from March 4, 1789 until March 3, 1795.

Preceded by:
incomplete record		 Mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia
1779-1780		 Succeeded by:
William Holt

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