Daniel Jenifer was an American

United States

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 lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland

Charles County, Maryland

Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore....

. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy

Charlotte Hall Military Academy

Charlotte Hall Military Academy, located at Charlotte Hall, Maryland, was established as Charlotte Hall School in 1774 by Queen Charlotte to provide for the liberal and pious education of youth to better fit them for the discharge of their duties for the United States...

. He represented Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

's 1st Congressional district in the U.S. Congress

United States House of Representatives

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 in 1831–1833 and the 7th district from 1835–1841. From 1841–1845 he served as U.S. Minister to the Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

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His uncle, Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer

Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Born long before conflicts with Great Britain emerged, he was a leader for many years in Maryland's colonial government...

, was a signer of the United States Constitution

United States Constitution

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. His family home was known as Retreat

Retreat (Port Tobacco, Maryland)

Retreat is a historic home located at Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a one story, clapboard-sheathed, frame house with a double chimney. The principal part of the house was built about 1770...

 and is located in Port Tobacco, Maryland.

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