George Baer Jr.
George Baer Jr. (1763 – April 3, 1834) was a slave owner[1] and United States Representative from the fourth district of Maryland, serving from 1797 to 1801 and from 1815 to 1817.
George Baer Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Frederick | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Sprigg |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Hiester |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Ringgold |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Ringgold |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1794–1794 | |
| In office 1808–1809 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1763 Frederick, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | April 3, 1834 (aged 70–71) Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
Baer attended the common schools as a child, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1794. He was later elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801. He again served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1808 and 1809, and also as a judge of the orphans’ court of Frederick County in 1813. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fourteenth Congress, serving from March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817, afterwards resuming his former mercantile pursuits. He was also mayor of Frederick in 1820, and died there in 1834. He is interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
References
- "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 24, 2022
- United States Congress. "George Baer Jr. (id: B000026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.