Gabriel Christie (Maryland)
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Gabriel Christie was an American political leader from Perryman, Maryland
.
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 staightening 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. 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, his body was taken home to Perryman and buried in the Spesutia Cemetery there.
Perryman, Maryland
Perryman is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,461 at the 2000 census.-History:St...
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He was born in Perryman. He served in the Maryland militia during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
. He served as a member of the Maryland house of delegates and on a commission for staightening roads.
He Represented the sixth district of 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...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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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. By his second term in congress he is generally identified as a Democratic-Republican
Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along...
.
In 1800–1801 he served as a commissioner of Havre de Grace. He served in the Maryland State Senate
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
(1802–1806).
When Christie died in 1808 in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland, his body was taken home to Perryman and buried in the Spesutia Cemetery there.