| Anthony J. Griffin | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1866 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, US |
| Death Place: | New York City, US |
| Resting Place: | Arlington National Cemetery |
| State1: | New York |
| District1: | 22nd |
| Term Start1: | March 5, 1918 |
| Term End1: | January 13, 1935 |
| Preceded1: | Henry Bruckner |
| Succeeded1: | Edward W. Curley |
| State Senate2: | New York |
| District2: | 22nd |
| Term Start2: | January 1, 1911 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 1914 |
| Preceded2: | George M. S. Schulz |
| Succeeded2: | James A. Hamilton |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, Soldier, Publisher |
| Residence: | Bronx, New York |
| Alma Mater: | City College, Cooper Union, New York University Law School |
Anthony Jerome Griffin (April 1, 1866 – January 13, 1935) was an American lawyer, war veteran, and politician from New York. He served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1918 to 1935.
He attended City College, Cooper Union, and New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1892, and practiced in New York City.
Griffin organized and commanded Company F, Sixty-ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Spanish–American War in 1898 and 1899. He founded and edited the Bronx Independent from 1905 to 1907.
Griffin was member of the State Senate (22nd D.) from 1911 to 1914, sitting in the 134th, 135th, 136th and 137th New York State Legislatures.
He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915.
Griffin was elected as a Democrat to the 65th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Bruckner. He was re-elected to the 66th and to the eight succeeding Congresses, and held office from March 5, 1918, until his death on January 13, 1935, in New York City.
Griffin was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.[1]
Following his death, Spencer Place behind the Bronx Post Office was renamed Anthony J. Griffin Place in his honor.[2]