Uriah Forrest | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1793 – November 8, 1794 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Mercer |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Edwards |
| Mayor of Georgetown | |
| In office January, 1792 – January 7, 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Beale |
| Succeeded by | John Threlkeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1756 St. Mary's County, Province of Maryland, British America |
| Died | July 6, 1805 (aged 48–49) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Rebecca Plater |
| Residence | Georgetown |
| Occupation | Tobacco 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]
- ^ FORREST, Uriah, (1756 - 1805), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, US Congress. Accessed May 28, 2017.
- ^ Crocker Farm, Inc., Uriah Forrest (Maryland Revolutionary War Hero and Politician) Hand-Written Note and Print, 2012. Accessed May 28, 2017.
- ^ Linda Reno and Greg White, "From Obscurity to Greatness, the Story of Uriah Forrest", St. Mary's Families, June 13, 2004.
- ^ 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.
- ^ A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland Online, Vol. 426, 324.