Upton Sheredine
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Upton Sheredine was an American
jurist and statesman from Baltimore, Maryland. He represented Maryland
at both the state and national level, and was a judge in several courts.
Sheredine moved to a farm near a place known as Liberty in Frederick County, Maryland
, in 1754 with his family. He served as a delegate during the State constitutional convention in 1776, and one year later became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
. He also served in the Maryland State Senate
from 1776 to 1781. Sheredine served as a judge in several courts in Maryland. He was judge of the Frederick County, Maryland
court of appeals in 1777, a member of the special court which tried, convicted, and sentenced Tories on July 25, 1781, was judge of the orphans court of Frederick County, and an associate judge of the fifth judicial district in 1791.
From 1791 to 1793, Sheredine represented the sixth district of Maryland in the Second Congress of the United States. He is generally considered to have been part of the anti-Administration faction in congress. In 1798, he was appointed commissioner of the fourth division of Maryland for the valuation of land and houses and the enumeration of slaves. He died on his estate, Midhill, near Liberty, Maryland, and is interred in a private cemetery on his estate.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jurist and statesman from Baltimore, Maryland. 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...
at both the state and national level, and was a judge in several courts.
Sheredine moved to a farm near a place known as Liberty in Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, in 1754 with his family. He served as a delegate during the State constitutional convention in 1776, and one year later became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
. He also 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...
from 1776 to 1781. Sheredine served as a judge in several courts in Maryland. He was judge of the Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
court of appeals in 1777, a member of the special court which tried, convicted, and sentenced Tories on July 25, 1781, was judge of the orphans court of Frederick County, and an associate judge of the fifth judicial district in 1791.
From 1791 to 1793, Sheredine represented the sixth district of Maryland in the Second Congress of the United States. He is generally considered to have been part of the anti-Administration faction in congress. In 1798, he was appointed commissioner of the fourth division of Maryland for the valuation of land and houses and the enumeration of slaves. He died on his estate, Midhill, near Liberty, Maryland, and is interred in a private cemetery on his estate.