Buy this book on-line Griffin, Michael (1842 - 1899) : Portrait Photograph with Facsimile SignatureC. N. Caspar Company
Circa 1900, sized 6 x 9.5 inches, on heavy gloss paper, generally very clean and bright. The author, b. County Clare, Ireland, September 9, 1842, was a lawyer, politician, and Congressman from Wisconsin. He migrated with his parents to Canada in 1847, to Ohio in 1851, and in 1856 to Wisconsin, settling in Newport, Sauk County. During the Civil War he served in Company E, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, 1861 - 1865, and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant. In 1865 he returned to Wisconsin and settled in Kilbourn City (Wisconsin Dells) where he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1868. He set up a practice in Kilbourn City and was also cashier of the Kilbourn City Bank, 1871 - 1876. A Republican, he was state assemblyman from Sauk County in 1876, and after leaving the legislature, he moved to Eau Claire, where he continued his law practice. Griffin was State Senator from 1880 - 1881, and in 1894 was elected to fill a vacancy in Congress. He was twice elected to a regular term, and served from November, 1894, to March, 1899. After leaving Congress, he was appointed to the state tax commission and served until his death.. Print. Book Condition: VG. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Griffin, Michael (1842 - 1899) : Portrait Photograph with Facsimile Signature. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres d'occasion, livres anciens, libri antichi, atlases and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |