Ex-U.S. Sen. Robert Griffin Dies at 91

April 18, 2015, 12:05 AM


Sen. Robert Griffin

 A noted statesman from Michigan has passed.

Former Michigan U.S. Sen. Robert Paul Griffin, a staunch Republican who helped prod President Richard Nixon to resign during the Watergate scandal, died at his home in Traverse City on Thursday, The Detroit News reports. He was 91.

Griffin was elected to the U.S House in 1956 at age 33 and was appointed in May 1966 to fill the Senate seat of Patrick McNamara.

After twice getting elected to the Senate, he was defeated by Democrat Carl Levin in 1978.
 


Read more:  The Detroit News


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