Professor Robert H. Griffith

Professor Robert H. Griffith

Robert was born in Suwanee, Georgia in Gwinnett County in August 13, 1881. His father was Henry Griffith, a local preacher and farmer. When Robert was a boy his parents moved from Suwanee to Lawrenceville and Robert went to school there. He experienced numerous obstacle to obtain a college education. He had to work night and day to secure an education and found it a rough road to travel. He entered Clark Atlanta University completing the English Course in 1906 and devoted two year to the college course. He began work as a clerk in South Atlanta and earned money to continue school by clerking and working for the postmaster of South Atlanta for a number of years. He was a faithful janitor of the Trust Company of Georgia for 5 years. In 1915 he was chosen to be the principal of a colored school at Fairburn, which prospered under his administration.

 He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a part of the Odd Fellows Organization.

1. History of the American Negro and His Institutions ...
 edited by Arthur Bunyan Caldwell