George Baer Jr. (1763 – April 3, 1834) was a

United States Representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

from the fourth district of

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

, serving from 1797 to 1801 and from 1815 to 1817. He was a slave owner.

Early life

George Baer Jr. was born in 1763 in

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Maryland, second-largest ...

. He attended common schools.

Career

Baer engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...

in 1794 and from 1808 to 1809. He was elected as a

Federalist The term ''federalist'' describes several political beliefs around the world. It may also refer to the concept of parties, whose members or supporters call themselves ''Federalists''. History Europe federation In Europe, proponents of deep ...

to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801. 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.

Personal life

Baer died in Frederick on April 3, 1834. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

References

External links

* 1763 births 1834 deaths Maryland state court judges Members of the Maryland House of Delegates Mayors of Frederick, Maryland Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Burials at Mount Olivet Cemetery (Frederick, Maryland) Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves 19th-century mayors of places in Maryland 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 18th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly 19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly {{Maryland-mayor-stub