Clark Robinson Griggs

Clark Robinson Griggs
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
1867–1868
Mayor of Urbana, Illinois
In office
1866
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1857–1858
Personal details
Born(1824-03-06)March 6, 1824
North Adams, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 7, 1915(1915-12-07) (aged 91)
Brooklyn, New York
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBusinessman, politician
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Clark Robinson Griggs (March 6, 1824 – December 7, 1915)[1] was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and mayor of Urbana, Illinois. Griggs previously served two terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives[2] before moving to Champaign County, Illinois in 1859. He also enlisted and served as a sutler in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

  1. ^ The Semi Centennial Alumni Record of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign): 1918, Trustees, p. 875
  2. ^ Acts and Resolves Passed By The General Court of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 1857, p. 805