John K. Griffith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn K. Griffith
American politician
Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1882
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 25-Sep-1942
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About John K. Griffith
- John Keller Griffith (October 16, 1882 – September 25, 1942) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Born in Baton Rouge, he earned a college degree from Louisiana State University and then his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tulane University in New Orleans.
- He served in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I.
- He worked for a physician at the insane asylum in Jackson, Louisiana. In 1936, Griffith was elected as a Democrat to the first of two terms in Congress, having unseated Jared Y.
- Sanders, Jr., of Baton Rouge in the primary.
- However, he was defeated by Sanders in 1940 in a renomination bid for a third term.
- He died shortly after Sanders himself was unseated in District 6 by the long-term Representative James H.
- Morrison of Hammond, Louisiana.
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