John Francis Mercer

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John Francis Mercer was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later became governor of Maryland.

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instanceOf American politician
human
lawyer
soldier
birthDate 1759-05-17
birthPlace Marlborough, Stafford County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Cedar Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1821-08-30
deathPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt College of William & Mary NERFINISHED
familyName Mercer NERFINISHED
father John Mercer NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
governorOf Maryland NERFINISHED
knownFor opposition to strong centralized federal government
memberOf Continental Congress NERFINISHED
House of Delegates of Maryland NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives
middleName Francis NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Continental Army
militaryRank captain
occupation lawyer
politician
soldier
participantIn American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED
partyAffiliation Anti-Administration Party NERFINISHED
Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Maryland
delegate to the Continental Congress
represented Maryland NERFINISHED
servedIn staff of General Charles Lee
staff of General George Weedon
staff of General Hugh Mercer
sibling James Mercer NERFINISHED
signature signature of John Francis Mercer
spouse Sophia Sprigg NERFINISHED
termEnd as Governor of Maryland 1803
termStart as Governor of Maryland 1801
wasDelegateTo Philadelphia Convention NERFINISHED

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