Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

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Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer (born 1723 in Charles County , Province of Maryland , †  November 16, 1790 in Annapolis , Maryland ) was an American politician . Between 1779 and 1781 he was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress .

Career

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was the son of a planter . He later became a wealthy plantation owner in Maryland himself. Before the revolution he held various posts in the colonial administration. He was a member of the royal governor's advisory staff and was a member of the colonial legislature. In the 1770s he joined the independence movement. Between 1775 and 1777 he was a member and president of the security committee of his state; from 1777 to 1780 he was a member and also President of the Senate of Maryland . In addition, he represented his state in the continental congress from 1779 to 1781.

Jenifer also attended the Philadelphia Convention as a delegate , which was responsible for drafting the United States Constitution. On September 17, 1787, he was among the signatories of this document. In the years 1782 and 1785 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of governor of Maryland. Then he retired to his plantation. He died in Annapolis on November 16, 1790. His nephew Daniel Jenifer (1791–1855) became a member of the United States House of Representatives .

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SURNAME Jenifer, Daniel of St. Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1723
PLACE OF BIRTH Charles County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1790
Place of death Annapolis , Maryland