Uriah Forrest

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Uriah Forrest (1746–July 6, 1805) was an American statesman and military leader from Maryland. Forrest was born in St. Mary's County in southern Maryland. During the American Revolutionary War, Forrest was injured and lost a leg in the Battle of Germantown.[1]

After the war, he traveled to London, but then returned to Maryland. In 1783, Forest established a tobacco export business in Georgetown, with business partners Benjamin Stoddert and John Murdock.[2]

Forest was also active in politics, representing Maryland as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1787. He also served in the third district of Maryland in the U.S. Congress from 1793 to 1794.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ecker (1933), p. 12
  2. ^ Ecker (1933), p. 12

[edit] References

  • Ecker, Grace Dunlop (1933). A Portrait of Old Georgetown. Garrett & Massie, Inc.. 

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Preceded by
John F. Mercer		 U.S. Congressman from Maryland's 3rd District
1793—1794		 Succeeded by
Benjamin Edwards
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