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Jun 03, 1756 Somerset County, Maryland, United States Died on 02 Jan 1815 (aged 58)
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About George Gale Congressman
- George Gale (3 June 1756 – 2 January 1815) was an American politician and the first representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland. Gale was born in Maryland in 1756.
- He attended public school and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- When Maryland convened its convention to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788, Gale was a member.
- He was then elected to the First United States Congress as a member of the House of Representatives.
- He served from 1789 to 1791, when George Washington appointed him supervisor of distilled liquors for the district of Maryland. Gale died in Maryland in 1815.
- He is buried in what was formerly the Gale family cemetery.
- It is now on the grounds of St.
- Mark's Episcopal Church in Perryville, MD. His son, Levin Gale, later followed in George's footsteps and became a U.S.
- Representative. In World War II, the United States liberty ship SS George Gale was named in his honor.
