Harry Earl Griffith (Jul 13, 1887-Mar 30, 1940) was a newspaper publisher who served as the Secretary of the State of Ohio from 1939-1940.Griffith was born in Centerburg, Ohio in Knox county. He was the son of Nellie Myrtle (Gunsaulus) and Harry Saiger Griffith. He attended Mount Gilead public schools. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.He married Mary Clara Terry in April 17, 1912.