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Thomas Hunter Griffith (13 May 1842 – 15 August 1913)^[1] was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Griffith was born in Santa Cruz, West Indies,^[1] to Irish parents^[2] Thomas Griffith (sugar planter) and Mary Anne, née Hunter.^[1] He spent time in Ireland and returned to Santa Cruz to manage sugar plantations. He then arrived in Victoria in the 1860s and became a farmer. He was an alderman of Albury Council from 1886 to 1892 and mayor 1887 and 1891.^[1]

Griffith was elected to the seat of Albury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on 27 July 1898, holding it until 16 July 1904.^[1] Griffith supported the Federation movement.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mr Thomas Hunter Griffith (1842–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Personal and Social". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. N.S.W. 22 August 1913. p. 30. Retrieved 27 December 2014 – via Trove.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by John Wilkinson	Member for Albury 1898–1904	Succeeded by Gordon McLaurin

[nsw-1] "Mr Thomas Hunter Griffith (1842–1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[Albury-2] "Personal and Social". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. N.S.W. 22 August 1913. p. 30. Retrieved 27 December 2014 – via Trove.

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