Samuel Griffin
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Samuel Griffin was an American lawyer, soldier, politician, and slave trader from Virginia. Following his service during the American Revolutionary War as a Continental Army officer, Griffin served as
Portrait by Cosmo Alexander, c. 1770
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1800
Cyrus Griffin
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Cyrus Griffin was an American lawyer and politician, who served as the final President of the Congress of the Confederation and first United States district judge of the United States District Court f
Samuel Griffin
…Representatives. Born in Richmond County in the Colony of Virginia to Leroy Griffin and his wife, the former Mary Ann Bertrand. His slightly younger brother Cyrus Griffin would likewise become a Virginia lawyer and patriot, serving as a Continental Congressman representing Virginia's Northern Neck region (where they were…
1799 portrait