Election of Cyrus Griffin as President

In 1788, the Congress of the Confederation elected Cyrus Griffin as its last president under the Articles of Confederation. Griffin was serving as a delegate to the Ninth Congress of the Confederation from 1787 to 1788. The presidency he assumed was a presiding office: the president was a member of Congress elected by the other delegates to serve as a neutral discussion moderator during meetings, referred to in many official records as President of the United States in Congress Assembled. During his tenure the Congress received the new Constitution and submitted it to the states for ratification.