Francis Wilson Griffiths

1871 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Francis Wilson Griffiths
  Born	7 Jun 1871	Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32137
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I32137	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Theresa Catherine MacCallum,   b. Abt 1874, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F45371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  FRANCIS WILSON GRIFFITHS. Francis Wilson Griffiths, a barrister at Niagara Falls and a representative of an old Canadian family, was born June 7, 1874, in Flesherton in county Grey. His father, John Charles Griffiths, was a native of the county of Welland and for thirty years engaged in business as a leather manufacturer in Owen Sound, but is now living retired, enjoying well earned rest at the age of sixty- four years. The ancestry on the mother's side were United Empire Loyalists, having settled in the township of Pelham in the county of Welland at the time of the American revolution. Mr. Griffiths is a graduate of Trinity University, which institution conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Civil Law. He was a student in the law office and under the direction of H. P. O'Connor, Q.C., of Walkerton, for two years, and for one year with W. R. German, K.C., M.P., of Welland. On leaving Mr. German 's office he graduated from Osgoode Hall, where he remained as a student for three years, and after being called to the Bar he opened an office for practice at Niagara Falls in June, 1897. Advancement at the Bar is proverbially slow and yet Mr. Griffiths was not long in winning a good clientage and his practice has steadily increased in volume and importance until he is recognized as one of the abler representatives of the law among its younger members. His firm is now Griffiths & McGuire. He was married to Miss Theresa Catherine MacCallum of Galt, a daughter of George MacCallum, who for years has been a representative of the Grand Trunk Railway at Galt. They now have one son, John Francis. Mr. Griffiths is a member of the Masonic lodge at Niagara Falls, in which he has held various offices, being now a past master. He is also an adherent of the Presbyterian Church, and a Liberal in politics. A History of Ontario: its resources and development

  
  

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  Born - 7 Jun 1871 - Flesherton, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth