George Mercer (military officer)

George Mercer
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Frederick County
In office
1761–1763
Preceded byThomas Bryan Martin
Succeeded byRobert Rutherford
Personal details
BornJune 23, 1733
Marlborough plantation, Stafford County, Virginia Colony, British America
DiedApril 4, 1784(1784-04-04) (aged 50)
England
Resting placeLondon, England
RelativesJohn Mercer, James Mercer, John Francis Mercer
OccupationMilitary officer, surveyor, politician
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
United States United States
BranchVirginia militia
RankColonel
Battles/warsFrench and Indian War

Lord Dunmore’s War

American Revolutionary War

Colonel George Mercer (June 23, 1733 – April 1784) was an American-born military officer, surveyor and politician from the British colony of Virginia who served in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and Lord Dunmore’s War. During the American Revolutionary War, he fought on the side of the British as a Loyalist and left North America for England after the war's end, dying in London.