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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | John Francis Mercer |
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West River, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
May 17, 1759
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| Died | August 30, 1821
(62 years)
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Education:
graduated, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1775
studied law with Thomas Jefferson, 1779 and at the College of William and Mary, 1782-1783
Military service:
1st Lieutenant, Third Virginia Regiment, commissioned February 26, 1776
Captain, commissioned September 1777
Major, aide-de-camp to General Charles Lee, commissioned June 8, 1778, resigned July 2, 1779
Lieutenant Colonel, Virginia Militia, 1780-1781
Positions held:
Delegate, Continental Congress, Virginia, 1782-1785
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
U.S. Representative, 3rd District, 2nd and 3rd Congresses, 1792-1794 (resigned)
Maryland House of Delegates, 1788, 1791-1792, 1800-1801 (resigned), 1803-1805
Delegate, Constitution Ratification Convention, Anne Arundel County, 1788
Common Councilman, Annapolis, 1792
Maryland Senate elector, Anne Arundel County, 1801
Governor of Maryland, 1801-1803
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