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Griffin was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended public schools in Garden City and Dearborn. During the Second World War, he enlisted in the Seventy-first Infantry Division in 1943 and spent fourteen months in Europe. After the war, he graduated from Central Michigan College 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. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Garden City is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... Dearborn is a city of nearly 98,000 people located in the Metro Detroit metropolitan area and Wayne County, Michigan in the United States. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Mount Pleasant is a city located in Isabella County, Michigan. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U-M) is a public coeducational university in Michigan, United States. ... A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Griffin was elected as a Republican to United States House of Representatives from the 9th District for the Eighty-fifth and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1957, until his resignation May 10, 1966. He was appointed on May 11, 1966, to the United States Senate to fill vacancy caused by the death of Patrick V. McNamara. He was elected November 8, 1966, to a full six-year term commencing January 3, 1967 and was reelected in 1972, serving from May 11, 1966, to January 2, 1979. He was Republican Whip 1969-1977. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978, defeated by Democrat Carl Levin. He was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court 1987–1994. This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was in session from 1957 to 1959. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Patrick Vincent McNamara (October 4, 1894–April 30, 1966) was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... A whip in the United States Senate is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the partys floor leader. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Carl Milton Levin (born June 28, 1934) is a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan. ... The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the State of Michigan, that is the court of last resort. ...

His son, Richard A. Griffin, was a judge on the Michigan Court of Appeals, 1989-2005, until he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2005. Robert Griffin is a resident of Traverse City.

Bibliography

• Griffin, Robert P. "The Landrum-Griffin Act: Twelve Years of Experience in Protecting Employee Rights." Georgia Law Review 5 (summer 1971): 622-42
• Griffin, Robert P. "Rules and Procedure of the Standing Committees." In We Propose: A Modern Congress, edited by Mary McInnis, pp. 37-53. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1966.

External links

• Presentation of the Portrait of the Honorable Robert P. Griffin
• This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.