William Griffith
Personal
Birthday:
1766
Birthplace:
Boundbrook, NJ
Date of Death:
6/7/1826
Place of Death:
Burlington, NJ
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Burlington, New Jersey, 1789-1801, 1802-1826
Surrogate, Burlington County, New Jersey, 1790-1799
Member, Burlington [New Jersey] Common Council, 1793-1797
State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1818-1819, 1823-1824
Mayor, Burlington, New Jersey, 1824-1826
Appointed Clerk of Supreme Court of the United States, 1826; Died before he could assume his duties
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1788 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit
President Nominating:
John Adams
Party Affiliation of President:
Federalist
Commission Date:
02/20/1801
Termination Date:
07/01/1802
Termination Reason:
Abolition of Court