Cyrus Griffin

Judge Cyrus Griffin

Personal

Birthday:

7/16/1748

Birthplace:

Farnham Parish, VA

Date of Death:

12/14/1810

Place of Death:

Yorktown, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Lancaster, Virginia, 1774-1777
State delegate, Virginia, 1777-1778, 1786-1787
Delegate, Second Continental Congress, 1778-1780
Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1780-1787
Delegate, Ninth Confederation Congress, 1787-1788
U.S. Commissioner to Creek Nation, 1789

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Virginia

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

02/10/1790

Termination Date:

12/14/1810

Termination Reason:

Death