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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Francis Mercer canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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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
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House of Delegates of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| middleName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation |
Anti-Administration Party
NERFINISHED
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Democratic-Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Maryland
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delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| represented | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
staff of General Charles Lee
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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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