George Peter

George Peter

George Peter (born September 28, 1779 in Georgetown , Maryland , †  June 22, 1861 in Darnestown , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1816 and 1819 and again from 1825 to 1827 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in today's Washington, DC , George Peter enjoyed a classical education and then studied at Georgetown College . In 1794, despite his youth, he wanted to join the militia to put down the Whiskey Rebellion . However, at the request of his parents, he was sent home again. Between 1799 and 1809 Peter served in various units as an officer in the US Army . Then he worked in agriculture. During the British-American War of 1812 he was a major in a volunteer unit.

Politically, Peter was a member of the Federalist Party . After the resignation of MP Alexander Contee Hanson , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington when he was due for the by-election for the third seat of Maryland, where he took up his new mandate on October 7, 1816. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1819 . Between 1819 and 1823 he was a member of the Maryland House of Representatives .

After the federalists disbanded, Peter became a member of the Democratic-Republican Party . There he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson . In the congressional elections of 1824 he was re- elected to Congress in the third constituency of his state, where he replaced Henry Ridgely Warfield on March 4, 1825 , who had succeeded him in 1819. Since he was not confirmed in 1826, he could only serve one more term in Congress until March 3, 1827.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, George Peter returned to farming. In 1855 he was the state commissioner for public contracts. Then he retired, which he spent on his plantation. He died on June 22, 1861 near Darnestown and was buried in Washington.

Web links

• George Peter in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Peter in the database of Find a Grave (English)