John K. Griffith

John Keller Griffith (October 16, 1882 – September 25, 1942) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th congressional district.

John Keller Griffith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	Jared Y. Sanders, Jr.
Succeeded by	Jared Y. Sanders, Jr.
Personal details
Born	October 16, 1882 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died	September 25, 1942 (aged 59) Slidell, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Alma mater	Louisiana State University Tulane University Medical School
Occupation	Physician

Born in Baton Rouge, he earned a college degree from Louisiana State University and then his Doctor of Medicine degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War I. He worked for a physician at the insane asylum in Jackson, Louisiana.

In 1936, Griffith was elected as a Democrat to the first of two terms in Congress, having unseated Jared Y. Sanders, Jr., of Baton Rouge in the primary. However, he was defeated by Sanders in 1940 in a renomination bid for a third term. He died shortly after Sanders himself was unseated in District 6 by the long-term Representative James H. Morrison of Hammond, Louisiana.

References

• Congress biography