Robert P. Griffin
| Robert P. Griffin | |
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United States Senator from Michigan |
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In office May 11, 1966 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick McNamara |
| Succeeded by | Carl Levin |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
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In office September 7, 1969 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Leader | Hugh Scott |
| Preceded by | Hugh Scott |
| Succeeded by | Ted Stevens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1957 – May 11, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Guy Vander Jagt |
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Robert Paul Griffin November 6, 1923 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2015 (aged 91) Traverse City, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
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Central Michigan University University of Michigan Law School |
| Religion | Congregationalist |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Unit | 71st Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Paul Griffin (November 6, 1923 – April 16, 2015) was a Republican U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Griffin was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended public schools in Garden City and Dearborn. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the 71st Infantry Division in 1943 and spent fourteen months in Europe. After the war, he graduated from Central Michigan College (now Central Michigan University) at Mount Pleasant in 1947. He received a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1950. He commenced the practice of law in Traverse City.
Griffin was elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives from the Michigan's 9th congressional district in 1956, unseating incumbent Ruth Thompson in the Republican primary. He served in the Eighty-fifth United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957 to his resignation May 10, 1966. He was appointed by Governor George Romney on May 11, 1966 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy, caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara.
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