Cyrus Griffin

Cyrus Griffin
Portrait by Lawrence Sully, 1799
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia
In office
November 28, 1789 – December 14, 1810
Appointed byGeorge Washington
Preceded bySeat established by 1 Stat. 73
Succeeded byJohn Tyler Sr.
8th President of the United States of America in Congress Assembled
In office
January 22, 1788 – November 2, 1788
Preceded byArthur St. Clair
Succeeded byOffice abolished
George Washington as President of the United States
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lancaster County
In office
October 16, 1786 – October 14, 1787
Serving with James Gordon
Preceded byJames Ball Jr.
Succeeded byJames Ball Jr.
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Lancaster County
In office
May 5, 1777 – 1778
Serving with James Gordon
Preceded byJesse Ball
Succeeded byCharles Bell
Personal details
Born
Cyrus Griffin

(1748-07-16)July 16, 1748
Farnham Parish,
Colony of Virginia,
British America
DiedDecember 14, 1810(1810-12-14) (aged 62)
Yorktown, Virginia
Resting placeBruton Parish Church
Williamsburg, Virginia
RelativesSamuel Griffin
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Middle Temple
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Cyrus Griffin (July 16, 1748 – December 14, 1810), a Virginia lawyer and politician, was the final President of the Congress of the Confederation and first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia.[1]

  1. ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 2, p. 10