George Plater

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George Plater (portrait of Charles Willson Peale )

George Plater (born November 8, 1735 in Leonardtown , Saint Mary's County , Province of Maryland , † February 10, 1792 in Annapolis , Maryland) was an American politician and from 1791 to 1792 the 2nd  governor of the state of Maryland.

Early years and advancement

George Plater attended the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg ( Virginia ) until 1752 . After completing a law degree, he began to work in Annapolis in his new profession. Between 1757 and 1766, Plater was a member of the Maryland Colonial House of Representatives. At the same time he served as justice of the peace in Saint Mary's County and was from 1767 to 1771 naval officer in Patuxent . From 1771 to 1773 Plater was a judge at a district court.

Political career

After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War , Plater supported the American cause. In 1776 he was a delegate to a Maryland meeting in Annapolis. Between 1776 and 1777 he was a member of the Maryland Security Council. He was then from 1778 to 1780 a member of the Continental Congress and from 1777 to 1790 in the Senate of Maryland . In 1788, Plater was president of the congregation that ratified the United States Constitution for Maryland. In 1791 he was elected the new governor by the legislature of his state. He took up this office on November 14, 1791. However, he was only able to practice it for three months because he died on February 10, 1792. During these three months, the assignment of land to the new District of Columbia , which had already been decided under his predecessor John Eager Howard , was carried out.

George Plater was married twice and had a total of six children. Among them was the son Thomas Plater , who was a member of the US House of Representatives between 1801 and 1804 .

literature

  • Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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personal data
SURNAME Plater, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH Leonardtown , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 1792
Place of death Annapolis , Maryland