Edward Griffin (attorney)

Edward Griffin (died 16 December 1569) of Dingley, Northamptonshire was an English landowner and lawyer. He was Solicitor General from 1545 to 1552 and Attorney General from 1552 to 1558.

Edward Griffin
Attorney General
In office
21 May 1552 – 17 November 1558
Appointed by
Preceded byHenry Bradshaw
Succeeded byGilbert Gerard
Solicitor General
In office
18 June 1545 – 21 May 1552
Appointed by
Preceded byHenry Bradshaw
Succeeded byJohn Gosnold
Personal details
Died16 December 1569
Resting placeAll Saints church, Dingley
NationalityEnglish
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Palmer
  • Anne Smith
  • Elizabeth Chamber
Childrenwith Elizabeth Palmer:
  • Sir Edward Griffin
  • Grace Griffin
  • Jane Griffin
  • Margaret Griffin
  • Mary Griffin
with Anne Smith:
  • Anne Griffin
with Elizabeth Chamber:
  • Sir Rice Griffin
Parent(s)Sir Nicholas Griffin
Alice Thornborough
ResidenceDingley Hall
ProfessionLawyer

He was the second son of Sir Nicholas Griffin (1476 – 1509) of Braybrooke, Northamptonshire and his second wife, Alice Thornborough, daughter of John Thornborough of Hampshire. His elder brother was Sir Thomas Griffin (1496 – 1566) of Braybrooke who married Jane Newton, daughter of Richard Newton of Court of Wick, in Yatton, Somerset.

Following a family tradition, he was admitted as a student to Lincoln's Inn and was Autumn Reader in 1537. He was elected one of the Governors of Lincoln's Inn in 1540. He was Solicitor General from 18 June 1545, during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was appointed Attorney General on 21 May 1552 and continued in that role under Mary I. A devout Catholic, he was removed from office on the accession of Elizabeth I.

Griffin acquired an existing house, a Preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, at Dingley, Northamptonshire at the dissolution of the monasteries, and rebuilt it in the 1550s. The porch of Dingley Hall is carved with the date 1558 and the initials of Griffin and his second wife, and other inscriptions.

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