HARRY B. GRIFFIN
Harry B. Griffin, vice president and secretary
of H. M. Bullard & Company at Nos. 91 to 97 Orange street, was born
October 27, 1885, in New Haven, a son of Charles Griffin, who was also
born in this city and was a son of Harry and Martha Griffin, who were representatives
of old Connecticut families of English and Irish descent. Charles Griffin
was a button manufacturer and was quite successful in his business interests
but died at the age of forty-five years. His wife bore the maiden name
of Carrie E. Hatch and was born in Hartford, being a representative of
one of the old families of that city. She died in 1908, in New Haven, when
forty-four years of age. In the family were but two children, the daughter
being Viola, the wife of W. B. Arvine, a resident of Watertown.
In the public schools of New Haven, Harry
B. Griffin pursued his education and after leaving the high school spent
two and one-half years at Yale in the study of medicine. He later entered
the employ of H. M. Bullard & Company, of which he is now vice president
and secretary. They have a very extensive and attractive establishment,
carrying a large line of furnishings for homes, including the most attractive
products sent out by the furniture manufacturing houses of the country.
He has made a close study of public taste and at all times his business
methods have measured up to the highest standards of commercial ethics.
On the 4th of June, 1913, Mr. Griffin was
married in Mount Vernon, New York, to Miss Mary Dorcas Greene, a native
of the Empire state, although the family was originally from Rhode Island.
She is a descendant of General Nathaniel Greene and also a direct descendant
of Roger Williams. By her marriage she has become the mother of one son,
Dana Bruce, who was born January 5, 1915.
In his political views Mr. Griffin is a stalwart
republican, earnestly advocating the principles of the party because of
his belief in their efficacy as factors in good government. He belongs
to Hiram Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. He also has membership in the Racebrook
Country Club and in the Union League of New Haven, and his religious faith
is indicated by his membership in the Westville Episcopal church. At one
time he was a member of Troop A of the Connecticut National Guard, serving
for three years as a private. In matters of citizenship he has always stood
for that which is most progressive and his loyalty has never been called
into question. He cooperates in all that tends to upbuild and benefit city
and state and the worth of his character is widely acknowledged by all
with whom he has come in contact.
Modern History of New Haven
and
Eastern New Haven County
Illustrated
Volume II
New York – Chicago
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1918
pgs 496 - 497
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