Henry W. Griffith
Member of the New York State Senate from the 47th district
In office January 1, 1945 – December 31, 1950
Preceded by	William Bewley
Succeeded by	George R. Metcalf
Member of the New York State Senate from the 42nd district
In office January 1, 1939 – December 31, 1944
Preceded by	Charles J. Hewitt
Succeeded by	Isaac B. Mitchell
Personal details
Born	Henry Watson Griffith (1897-01-11)January 11, 1897 Palmyra, New York, U.S.
Died	July 21, 1956(1956-07-21) (aged 59) Ontario, Canada
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Agnes Stuart McLouth ​ ​ (m. 1925)​
Children	4
Parent	Frederick W. Griffith (father)
Alma mater	Hamilton College
Occupation	Politician, businessman, newspaper publisher
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Second lieutenant

Henry Watson Griffith (January 11, 1897 – July 21, 1956) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher and politician from New York.

He was born on January 11, 1897, in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, the son of State Senator Frederick W. Griffith (1858–1928) and Mary (Adams) Griffith.^[1] He graduated from Palmyra High School in 1914, and in absentia from Hamilton College in 1918. During World War I he was a second lieutenant of field artillery of the U.S. Army. In 1925, he married Agnes Stuart McLouth (1899-1986) and built his bride a home at 353 Canandaigua Street in Palmyra, New York. They had four daughters: Mary Adams Griffith (1928-2007); Carolyn McLouth Griffith (1930-1998); Agnes Elizabeth Griffith (1931-2023); and Margaret Malette Griffith (1933-2018). He published the Palmyra Courier–Journal, a weekly newspaper.

Griffith was a member of the New York State Senate from 1939 to 1950, sitting in the 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th and 167th New York State Legislatures. In 1950, he ran for re-nomination, but was defeated in the Republican primary by George R. Metcalf.

He died on July 21, 1956, while on a fishing trip at his lodge on Weslemkoon Lake in Ontario, Canada, of a heart attack.^[2]