Isaac Shriver (March 6, 1777 – December 22, 1856) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the

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, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and 1829, and from 1835 to 1836.

Early life

Isaac Shriver was born on March 6, 1777, at the family homestead on Little Pipe Creek, near

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, to Rebecca (née Ferree) and

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. His brothers were David Jr. and

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Career

Shriver was a Democrat. He served as a member of the

, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and in 1829, and from 1835 to 1836. In 1836, he ran again as a Democrat, but lost. Shriver was president of the Bank of Winchester (later the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Frederick County) from April 1827 to his death in 1856. The Shriver family worked in iron and built gun barrels for the government. He was an incorporator of Westminster Academy and a charter member of the Carroll division of the

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. He owned a tavern in Westminster that was later named Cassell Home and became the City Hotel and the Main Court Inn. He donated land used for the Carroll County courthouse in Westminster.

Personal life

Shriver married Polly Leatherman, daughter of Henry Leatherman, on April 22, 1802. They had ten children, Rebecca, Henry, Betsy, George, Francis, Margaret, Julian, Jesse, Anna Maria and Louisa Susan. His nephew

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served in the state legislature. Shriver was affiliated with the German Reformed church until 1834 when he joined the Methodist Protestant church. After his marriage, he moved to Westminster. Shriver died on December 22, 1856, in

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. He is buried in Westminster.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shriver, Isaac 1777 births 1856 deaths People from Westminster, Maryland Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates American bank presidents Sons of Temperance Shriver family 19th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly