George Baer Jr.

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.

George Baer Jr.
Mayor of Frederick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801
Preceded by	Thomas Sprigg
Succeeded by	Daniel Hiester
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by	Samuel Ringgold
Succeeded by	Samuel Ringgold
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1794–1794
In office 1808–1809
Personal details
Born	1763 Frederick, Province of Maryland, British America
Died	April 3, 1834 (aged 70–71) Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Federalist

Baer attended the common schools as a child, and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1794. He was later elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801. He again served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1808 and 1809, and also as 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 also mayor of Frederick in 1820, and died there in 1834. He is interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "George Baer Jr. (id: B000026)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• George Baer Jr. at Find a Grave