Cyrus Griffin (July 16, 1748 – December 14, 1810) was an American lawyer and politician, who served as 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.
Cyrus Griffin
Born 1748 in Farnham Parish, VA
Died 1810 in Yorktown, VA
FJC ID: 918
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- U.S. Commissioner to Creek Nation1789
- Ninth Confederation CongressDelegate · 1787–1788
- ↳president · 1788
- VirginiaState delegate · 1777–1778, 1786–1787
- Court of Appeals in Cases of CaptureJudge · 1780–1787
- Second Continental CongressDelegate · 1778–1780
- Private practice, Lancaster, Virginia1774–1777
Appointments
- U.S. District Court for the District of Virginia1790–1810 · Appointed by George WashingtonTerm ended: Death
