George Baer Jr.

George Baer Jr.
Mayor of Frederick
In office 1820–1823
Preceded by	Henry Kuhn
Succeeded by	John L. Harding
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 (1763) Frederick, Province of Maryland, British America
Died	April 3, 1834(1834-04-03) (aged 70–71) Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Political party	Federalist

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. He was a slave owner.[1]

Early life

George Baer Jr. was born in 1763 in Frederick, Maryland. He attended common schools.[2]

Career

Baer engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1794 and from 1808 to 1809. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and Sixth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801.[2]

Baer was 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 mayor of Frederick in 1820.[2]

Personal life

Baer died in Frederick on April 3, 1834. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.[2]

References

1. "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, January 19, 2022, retrieved January 24, 2022
2. "Baer, George Jr". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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

External links

• George Baer Jr. at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Sprigg	Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland 1797–1801	Succeeded by Daniel Hiester
Preceded by Samuel Ringgold	Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland 1815–1817	Succeeded by Samuel Ringgold