Born 1855 in Ellsworth, Maine. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (U.S.M.A.) in 1873 and assigned to the Corps of Engineers as a Second Lieutenant. Served as an assistant professor of civil and military engineering and art of war at the U.S.M.A., 1883-1885. Became an aide-de-camp on the staff of Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock, 1885-1886. Appointed chief engineer of the Division of the Atlantic and the Department of the East, 1886-1889. Resigned from the Army in 1889 to become general manager of the railway department and second vice-president of the Thompson-Houston Electric Company. Became first vice-president of the General Electric Company when it was consolidated with Thompson-Houston in 1891. Re-entered the Army with the rank of Colonel at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and organized the 1st Regiment, U.S. Volunteer Engineers. Promoted to Brigadier General in 1899. Resigned from the Army and returned to his former position with General Electric Company which he held until his death in 1907.
From the description of The Eugene Griffin papers, 1907-1916. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 25538072
