Griffith was born in Centerburg, Ohio, in Knox county. He was the son of Nellie Myrtle (Gunsaulus) and Harry Saiger Griffith. He attended Mount Gilead public schools. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
He married Mary Clara Terry on April 17, 1912. He was the publisher of the newspaper the Morrow County Sentinel, which he took over after the death of his father, Harry Saiger Griffith. The paper was started by his grandfather John W. Griffith in 1858.[2] He served as the Post Master of Morrow County from 1928 to 1934. He was a prominent Republican in Morrow county and the state of Ohio. He served as an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1924.[3] In 1936, he ran an unsuccessful bid for the Secretary of the State of Ohio. He ran again for the same post in 1938 and won. He served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939 until his death in 1940. Governor John W. Bricker appointed George Neffner to complete the rest of Griffith's term as Secretary of State.
Griffith died in Columbus, Ohio on March 30, 1940. He is buried at River Cliff Cemetery, Mount Gilead, Ohio.
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^. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
^Baughman, A J (1911). History of Morrow County, Ohio. Vol. 1. Chicago: Lewis Publishing. p. 223.
^"The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Griffing to Grime".
earl, griffith, harry, july, 1887, march, 1940, newspaper, publisher, served, secretary, state, ohio, from, 1939, 1940, harry, 39th, ohio, secretary, statein, office, january, 1939, march, 1940governorjohn, brickerpreceded, bywilliam, kennedysucceeded, bygeorg. Harry Earl Griffith July 13 1887 March 30 1940 was a newspaper publisher who served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939 to 1940 1 Harry Earl Griffith39th Ohio Secretary of StateIn office January 9 1939 March 30 1940GovernorJohn W BrickerPreceded byWilliam J KennedySucceeded byGeorge M NeffinerPersonal detailsBorn 1887 07 13 July 13 1887Centerburg Ohio USDiedMarch 30 1940 1940 03 30 aged 52 Columbus Ohio USResting placeRiver Cliff Cemetery Mount Gilead Ohio USPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseMary Clara TerryAlma materOhio Wesleyan UniversityGriffith was born in Centerburg Ohio in Knox county He was the son of Nellie Myrtle Gunsaulus and Harry Saiger Griffith He attended Mount Gilead public schools He attended Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio He married Mary Clara Terry on April 17 1912 He was the publisher of the newspaper the Morrow County Sentinel which he took over after the death of his father Harry Saiger Griffith The paper was started by his grandfather John W Griffith in 1858 2 He served as the Post Master of Morrow County from 1928 to 1934 He was a prominent Republican in Morrow county and the state of Ohio He served as an alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1924 3 In 1936 he ran an unsuccessful bid for the Secretary of the State of Ohio He ran again for the same post in 1938 and won He served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939 until his death in 1940 Governor John W Bricker appointed George Neffner to complete the rest of Griffith s term as Secretary of State Griffith died in Columbus Ohio on March 30 1940 He is buried at River Cliff Cemetery Mount Gilead Ohio References edit Secretaries of State of the State of Ohio 1788 present Archived from the original on 2011 06 27 Retrieved 2011 02 06 Baughman A J 1911 History of Morrow County Ohio Vol 1 Chicago Lewis Publishing p 223 The Political Graveyard Index to Politicians Griffing to Grime Political officesPreceded byWilliam J Kennedy Secretary of State of Ohio1939 1940 Succeeded byGeorge M Neffiner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Griffith amp oldid 1159086556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
