George Baer Jr. (1763 – April 3, 1834) was a United States Representative from the fourth district of Maryland, serving from 1797 to 1801 and from 1815 to 1817. He was a slave owner.[1]
Early life
George Baer Jr. was born in 1763 in Frederick, Maryland. He attended common schools.[2]
Career
Baer engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1794 and from 1808 to 1809. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801.[2]
Baer was 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 mayor of Frederick in 1820.[2]
Personal life
Baer died in Frederick on April 3, 1834. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 24, 2022
- ^ a b c d "Baer, George Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- United States Congress. "George Baer Jr. (id: B000026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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