Background
Griffith, Benjamin Whitfield was born on January 3, 1853 in Hinds Company, near Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richard and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith.
Griffith, Benjamin Whitfield was born on January 3, 1853 in Hinds Company, near Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Richard and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith.
Bachelor of Arts, Mississippi College, Clinton, 1872, A.M., 1874, Doctor of Laws, 1915. Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1872.
Professor mathematics, Mississippi College, 1872-1874. Admitted to bar, 1877. Gave up practice and entered Capital State Bank, Jackson, Mississippi, as bookkeeper, 1878, made cashier, 1884.
President 1st National Bank, Vicksburg, since 1893. Vice president Savings & Trust Company Alderman, Jackson, about 1890. Elected mayor of Vicksburg on reform ticket, term 1905-1909.
Treasurer Warren Company, Mississippi, 1912-1916. President board Mississippi College Sound Money Democrat.
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Married Cora Bertha Griffing, May 7, 1879. Children: Richard, David C., B. Whitfield, Cora, Sallie, Walter H., Lucy.