John W. Griggs
Former Governor of New Jersey
John William Griggs was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as the 29th Governor of New Jersey from 1896 to 1898 and the 43rd United States Attorney General from 1898 to 1901. Wikipedia
Born: July 10, 1849, Newton, NJ
Died: November 28, 1927 (age 78 years), Paterson, NJ
Spouse: Laura Price (m. 1893) and Carolyn Brandt (m. 1874)
Previous offices: United States Attorney General (1898–1901), Governor of New Jersey (1896–1898), and New Jersey State Senator (1883–1889)
Books: Report of the Commissioners Appointed Under Concurrent Resolution of March 31, 1903, to Investigate and Report Upon the Abandonment of Navigation of the Morris Canal, Advances in Jurisprudence in the Nineteenth Century: An Address Delivered Before the Graduating Classes at the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of Yale Law School on June 26th, 1899, The Relations which the United States Sustains Under the Constitution to Acquired Territory: Argument of Hon. John W. Griggs, Attorney-General of the United States, on Behalf of the Government, December 18, 1900 and January 10, 1901, and more
Party: Republican Party
Education: Lafayette College