Boswell, H. James.  American Blue Book Western Washington, Seattle, Lowman and 
Hanford Co., 1922.  p. 169.

GRIGGS, HERBERT S.:  SUCCESS has been the reward of Herbert Griggs, of Tacoma, 
as the result of hard, conscientious work.  Mr. Griggs is a Minnesotan by 
birth and was born in 1861. After completing his common schooling he entered 
Yale and graduated as a member of the class of 1882, being awarded the A. B. 
degree.  Two years later he took his LL. B. degree from the same institution.  
It was in 1889 that Mr. Griggs located in Tacoma, prior to which time he 
practiced law in St. Paul, Minn. During the recent World war, Mr. Griggs 
served as Food Commissioner for Pierce  County.  He made a magnificent record 
in that connection and succeed in holding down the consumption of the 
commodities on which the federal government had placed an embargo, to the 
minimum.  He rendered valuable aid to the United States authorities and was 
warmly commended for his work.. In his capacity as a lawyer, Mr. Griggs has 
done splendid work.  He has a wonderful personality, is a fluent talker and a 
man who is capable of presenting matters in a forceful manner.  Mr. Griggs 
belongs to the school of lawyers who believe they can best serve the interests 
of their clients by keeping them out of litigation.  Mr. Griggs also served as 
a president of the Tacoma Board of Education from 1919 to 1922.  In 1902 he 
married Miss Elvira Ingersoll, and the couple have four children, two girls 
and two boys.  Mr. Griggs is a member of the Royal Legion, Union club, 
University club, Elks, Tacoma Country and Golf club and the county, state and 
national bar associations.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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