Griggs, Orrin Harold "O.H."
Senate 1915-18 (District 61)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
9/23/1883 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Barclay, Pennsylvania
Birth County:
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/4/1958
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
O.H.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Virginia
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Virginia Public Schools, Minnesota; Elementary School;
Virginia High School; Secondary; First Graduate, June 1901
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1901-1904; Admitted to the Bar, 1904
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
Military:
American Red Cross (World War I, Served Overseas, Captain);
191? to 191?
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Clara Tangier Smith (married December 20, 1908); Gladys Davis
Children:
Two children: Dorothy and Betsy (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing and In Memoriam list his birth year as 1883. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, 1915 and 1917 list his birth year as 1884.
He came to Virginia, Minnesota in October 1893. He moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1919. He moved to Hollywood, California in 1924.
"Orrin Harold Griggs was, without question, a principal developer of the beginnings on the Iron Range, which have brought it to its present point of development." (In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959, p. 6.)
He died in Hollywood, California.
Body: Senate
District: 61
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Virginia
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Lawyer/Mine Owner, Clement K. Quinn Ore Company, Mahnomen Mine, Cuyuna Range
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Education and Educational Institutions
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Elections
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Judiciary
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Public Domain (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws
Body: Senate
District: 61
Elected: 11/3/1914
Residence: Virginia
Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919
Counties Represented:
St. Louis
Occupation: Lawyer
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
-
Education and Educational Institutions
-
Judiciary
-
Judiciary: Insurance
-
Public Domain (Chair)
-
Taxes and Tax Laws
Articles & Books About
In Memoriam: Senators Claude Baughman, O.H. Griggs, Charles A. Lund, Archie H. Miller, Hans C. Pedersen, Edward R. Ribenack, and R.C. Sletten. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, April 3, 1959.
- The information on O.H. Griggs also appeared in the Minnesota Journal of the Senate, April 3, 1959, p. 905-907.
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.