Signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Pointon Manor, Charles County, MD, in 1743. He gained an education by hard work and sacrifice; studied law and began practice in Frederick, MD; was an ardent patriot and a member of the Continental Congress; was the representative of his colony in the committee of confederation. He served in the Maryland senate, and again in Congress until 1784, when he retired from private life. He died in Alexandria, VA, on the 5th of October 1787.
