Gabriel Christie (November 29, 1756 – April 1, 1808) was an American political leader from Perryman, Maryland.
Gabriel Christie | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 | |
| Preceded by | William Matthews |
| Succeeded by | John Archer |
| In office March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1797 | |
| Preceded by | Upton Sheredine |
| Succeeded by | William Matthews |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1756 Perryman, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | April 1, 1808 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Spesutia Cemetery Perryman, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Anti-Administration (until 1795) Democratic-Republican (from 1795) |
He was born in Perryman. He served in the Maryland militia during the American Revolution. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and on a commission for straightening roads.
He represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797, and again from 1799 to 1801. The 6th district that he represented was in the north-east corner of Maryland, bordering Pennsylvania and Delaware, and did not cover any of the area that had been in the sixth district before the 1792 redistricting.[1] By his second term in congress he is generally identified as a Democratic-Republican.
In 1800–1801 he served as a commissioner of Havre de Grace. He served in the Maryland State Senate (1802–1806).
When Christie died in 1808 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was buried in Old Spesutia Cemetery, St. George's Churchyard in Perryman.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Gabriel Christie (id: C000382)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
References
edit- ^ Atlans of Political Parties in Congress, pp. 71–72.
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