Cyrus Griffin
Cyrus Griffin was the tenth and last President of the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation, holding office from January 22, 1788 to March 4, 1789. He was preceded in office by Arthur St. Clair. With the approval of the United States Constitution, his position was eliminated.Griffin was born in Virginia in 1749. He was educated in England and while there married a lady belonging to a noble family. He was a member of the Virginia legislature and a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778 - 1781 and in 1787 -1788. He was president of the Supreme Court of admiralty from its creation until its abolition, was commissioner to the Creek nation in 1789, and was judge of the United States court for the district of Virginia from December, 1789, until his death, in Yorktown, Virginia, December 14, 1810.
Some people consider him to be the the seventh or tenth President of the United States, and the last President under the Articles of Confederation, following the reckoning that either John Hanson or Samuel Huntington (respectively) are the first President, but most historians disagree with this characterization since the positions are not the same.
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| Preceded by: Arthur St. Clair (Under the Articles of Confederation) | President of the Continental Congress Assembled | Succeeded by: position was abolished under the new Constitution of the United States. |