Uriah Forrest

Uriah Forrest
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1793 – November 8, 1794
Preceded byJohn F. Mercer
Succeeded byBenjamin Edwards
Personal details
Born1756 (1756)
St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland, British America
DiedJuly 6, 1805(1805-07-06) (aged 48–49)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseRebecca Plater
ResidenceGeorgetown
OccupationTobacco trader, gentleman
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Uriah Forrest (1756 – July 6, 1805) was an American statesman and military leader from Maryland. Forrest was born in St. Mary's County in the Province of Maryland, near Leonardtown.[1][2] In his early childhood, he received only limited schooling. Born into a family with three other brothers, he was the direct descendant of a person who came to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ FORREST, Uriah, (1756 - 1805), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, US Congress. Accessed May 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Crocker Farm, Inc., Uriah Forrest (Maryland Revolutionary War Hero and Politician) Hand-Written Note and Print, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Linda Reno and Greg White, "From Obscurity to Greatness, the Story of Uriah Forrest", St. Mary's Families, June 13, 2004.
  4. ^ He also is a direct male descendant of Thomas Forrest, Esq, a financier with the Virginia Company who came to the Jamestown colony on the Second Supply ship in 1608.
  5. ^ A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland Online, Vol. 426, 324.

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