About William McCreery
Lived 1750 – 1814 (aged 63–64). William McCreery was an American politician.
William McCreery (1750 – March 8, 1814) was a U.S. representative from Maryland.
Born in the Province of Ulster in the Kingdom of Ireland, McCreery received a limited education and immigrated to the Thirteen Colonies in his youth, where he located in Maryland. He engaged in agricultural pursuits, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eighth and to the two succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809). In Congress, McCreery served as chair of the Committee on Commerce. After his tenure in Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits, and also served as a member of the Maryland Senate from September 1811 until his death at his country home, "Clover Hill", near Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Maryland.
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Who was William McCreery?
American politician from Maryland (1750-1814)
When was William McCreery born?
William McCreery was born in 1750 in Ulster.
When did William McCreery die?
William McCreery died on 8 March 1814.
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William McCreery was a politician.
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William McCreery was American.
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