Arthur Hill Griffith

Arthur Hill Griffith (16 October 1861 – 1 November 1946) was a politician, teacher and patent attorney in New South Wales, Australia.

[4] His siblings included Christopher Arthur Griffith (1858 - 1949), a physician,[5] and Edward Arthur Griffith (1857–1949), a mining attorney, whose descendants include Jules-Arthur Paré (1917–2013), professor emeritus of McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and his granddaughter, celebrated actress Jessica Paré.

[1] Despite residing in Sydney, Griffith was the candidate for the Labor Party (ALP) for the seat of Waratah at the state election held on 12 July 1894.

In the following year, he was successful as the endorsed Labor candidate for the seat of Sturt (based on the mining town of Broken Hill) at the general election of 6 August.

[10] A redistribution of state electorates resulted in Griffith stepping aside for John Cann the member for the abolished seat of Broken Hill.

As Minister for Public Works, Griffith encouraged the growth of state enterprises and increased spending on railway construction.

[1] As Secretary for Public Works he was responsible for the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area project which established a number of towns,[19] including Griffith which was named after him.