George Plater

George Plater (* November 8, 1735 in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland, † February 10, 1792 in Annapolis, Maryland ) was an American politician and from 1791 to 1792 the second Governor of the State of Maryland.

Early years and career

George Plater visited in Williamsburg ( Virginia) to 1752, the College of William & Mary. After a subsequent law studies he began in Annapolis to work in his new profession. Between 1757 and 1766 Plater was a representative in the colonial House of Representatives from Maryland. At the same time he served as a justice of the peace in Saint Mary's County and was 1767-1771 naval officer at Patuxent. From 1771 to 1773 Plater judge was in a district court.

Political career

After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War Plater supported the American cause. In 1776 he was a delegate to a meeting held in Annapolis Assembly of Maryland. Between 1776 and 1777 he was a member of the Security Council of Maryland. After that, he was from 1778 to 1780 a member of the Continental Congress and from 1777 to 1790 in the Senate of Maryland. In 1788, Plater was President of the Assembly, which ratified the U.S. Constitution for Maryland. In 1791 he was elected by the legislature of his state to the new governor. This office he entered on 14 November 1791. He could only exercise for three months there but because he already died on 10 February 1792. In these three months, already decided by his predecessor, John Eager Howard land cession to the new District of Columbia was completed.

George Plater was married twice and had six children. Among them was the son of Thomas Plater, who was 1801-1804 deputy in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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