Samuel Sterett

Samuel Sterett (* 1758 in Carlisle , Province of Pennsylvania , † July 12, 1833 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . From 1791 to 1793 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1761, Samuel Sterett came to Baltimore with his parents, where he attended public schools. He then studied at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . In the following years he held various local offices. During the War of Independence in 1777 he was a member of an independent military company of the Baltimore merchants. In 1782 he became the private secretary to the President of the Continental Congress . In the late 1780s, Sterrett joined the opposition to the federal government under President George Washington ( anti-administration faction ). In 1789 he became a member of the Maryland Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1790 , Sterett was elected to the fourth constituency of Maryland in the US House of Representatives, which was still in Philadelphia at the time, where he succeeded William Smith on March 4, 1791 . Until March 3, 1793 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . In 1791, the first ten amendments to the constitution , also known as the Bill of Rights , were ratified .

In 1791, Sterett was secretary to the Society for the Abolition of Slavery in Maryland; In 1812 he was a member of the Baltimore Security Committee. During the British-American War he was captain of an independent company. On July 4, 1828, he was present at the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad . He died in Baltimore on July 12, 1833.

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SURNAME	Sterett, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1758
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carlisle , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	July 12, 1833
Place of death	Baltimore , Maryland