William Frick

William Frick (November 2, 1790 – July 29, 1855) was a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1848 to 1851.

Early life William Frick was born on November 2, 1790, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Anna Barbara (née Breidenhart) and Peter Frick. Frick attended Moravian College in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. He served in the War of 1812 as a volunteer during the campaign in Maryland.

Judicial service In June, 1848, Governor Francis Thomas appointed Frick as a judge of the Baltimore county courts and associate judge of the court of appeals, which offices he held until his election in 1851 as the first judge of the superior court of Baltimore City, where he remained until his death.

Personal life and death On June 16, 1816, Frick married Mary Sloan, He died on July 29, 1855, in Warm Springs, Virginia, after an illness of only a few days. His widow survived him until 1865.