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Cyrus Griffin's Birthplace

History Land Hwy, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 51' 21.728016", -76° 36' 47.685096"
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Four and a half miles southwest was born Cyrus Griffin, July 16, 1748. Educated in England, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1777-8, 1786-7. He was a member of the Continental Congress, 1787-1788, in which last year he was president of the body. Griffin was president of the court of admiralty, commissioner to the Creeks, 1789, and a United States district judge. He died at Yorktown, December 14, 1810.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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