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

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 24, 2022
  2. ^ a b c d "Baer, George Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland
1797–1801 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland
1815–1817 		Succeeded by


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