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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.
- Seat established by 1 Stat. 73
Cyrus Griffin. January 22, 1788. January 21, 1789. Cyrus Griffin was born in Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia in 1749 and died in Yorktown, Virginia on December 14th, 1810. He was educated in Great Britain, studying chemistry philosophy, and law at the University of Edinburgh then law at the Temple in London.
13 de ene. de 2021 · Virginia Gazette. Peaceful transition: Cyrus Griffin was final ‘president’ before adoption of Constitution. By Maggie More. PUBLISHED: January 13, 2021 at 9:13 a.m. | UPDATED: January 13, 2021...
He was the fourth of the fourteen Presidents of the Continental Congress-Laurens, Jay, Boudinot and Griffin--who could trace his ancestors to those brave souls who fled the Protestant persecution that culminated in King Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.
There were not enough delegates present to choose St. Clair's successor until January 22, 1788, when the final president of Congress, Cyrus Griffin, was elected. Griffin resigned his office on November 15, 1788, after only two delegates showed up for the new session of Congress.
- Vote within the Congress
- Presiding officer
- September 5, 1774
- Peyton Randolph
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.
GRIFFIN, CYRUS. (1748–1810). President of the Continental Congress. Virginia. Born in Farnham Parish, Virginia, on 16 July 1748, Cyrus Griffin studied law in England and Scotland, and in 1770 eloped with the eldest daughter of John Stuart, the sixth Earl of Traquair.
