William McCreery (Maryland)

William McCreery (* 1750 in the province of Ulster, Ireland, † March 8, 1814 in Reisterstown, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1809 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William McCreery received a limited education in his Irish homeland. Later he emigrated to the United States. He settled in Maryland, where he worked in agriculture. Politically, McCreery joined, founded by Thomas Jefferson Democratic- Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1802 he was in the fifth electoral district of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Samuel Smith on March 4, 1803. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1809 three legislative periods.

During his time as a congressman, the territory of the United States has been considerably enlarged in 1803 by the investments made by President Jefferson Louisiana Purchase. In 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. McCreery was temporarily Chairman of the Trade Committee. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he worked again in agriculture. Since 1811 he sat in the Senate of Maryland. He died on March 8, 1814 at his country estate in Clover Hill Baltimore County.