Background
He was born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1778. Attended Saint John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice.
United States representative judge politician
He was born near Oaklands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in 1778. Attended Saint John's College, Annapolis, Maryland. Studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice.
Saint John"s College.
He was a major in the Maryland Militia 1812–1818. He was elected from Maryland"s 1st Congressional district to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831). Resumed the practice of law.
Unsuccessful candidate for election in 1832 to the Twenty-third Congress.
Judge of the fifth circuit court of Maryland until his death in Leonardtown, Saint Mary"s County, Maryland, August 6, 1848. Interment in a private burial ground at “Summerseat,” near Laurel Grove, Maryland.
Member United States House