Background
Gale, George was born on June 3, 1756 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.
United States representative politician
Gale, George was born on June 3, 1756 in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.
He attended public school and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
When Maryland convened its convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788, Gale was a member. He served from 1789 to 1791, when George Washington appointed him supervisor of distilled liquors for the district of Maryland. Gale died in Maryland in 1815.
He is buried in what was formerly the Gale family cemetery.
In World World War II, the United States liberty ship Steamship George Gale was named in his honor.
He was then elected to the First United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives.