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889: 25: 436:. George Plater IV (born 9/21/1766 in St. Mary's Co, Maryland, died 4/10/1802 at Sotterley) married Cecelia Brown Bond (on 3/22/1798), and later married Elizabeth Somerville. John Rousby Plater (born 10/15/1767 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland) married Elizabeth Tuttle and was a lawyer and judge. Thomas Plater (born 5/5/1769 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland) married Ann Lingan and later married Evelina Hite Buchanan. He was a lawyer and would go on to represent Maryland in the 1093: 93: 362:, graduating in 1752. In 1753, he studied law in England and was admitted to the bar in Maryland. During 1757-1759, he was a delegate in the Maryland Lower House of Assembly. In 1767-77, he was a naval officer of the Patuxent District, and in 1771-74, he was a member of the Governor's Council. As the 338:
His father, George II, had married Rebecca Addison Bowles, the widow of the plantation's founder, in 1729. His grandfather, George Plater I, was the acting Attorney General, 1691–1692; Receiver for Patuxent 1691-1707; Collector of Patuxent, 1691–1696; Receiver for Pocomoke, 1696–1697; Receiver
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He was first married to Hannah Lee and their only child was Charlotte (born circa 9/1763; died young). He later married Elizabeth Ann Rousby, and they had six children: Rebecca, George, John, Thomas, Edward, and Ann. Rebecca Plater (born 3/8/1765) married General
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In late 1791, Plater was elected governor, and took office in December. However, his term was short; he died after less than three months in office. He was buried in Sotterley, Maryland, but the site of his grave is unknown.
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in St. Mary's County. At least 93 slaves lived on the plantation at the time of the subject's death. The house is maintained and operated as a museum by a foundation created for that purpose. The property is on
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in 1778, and he represented his state until 1781. Under the new constitution, Plater served as president of the Maryland State Senate from 1781 until 1790.
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Plater was an active Protestant who served twenty-eight years as a vestryman of
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General for Maryland, 1693–1696; and naval officer at Patuxent, 1693–1707.
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George Plater III was born at Sotterley, the family plantation near
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When Plater died on February 10, 1792, in the capital city of
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After receiving his early schooling at home, he attended the
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His siblings included Rebecca Plater Tayloe, wife of
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Governor of Maryland
John E. Howard
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Sotterley Plantation
Province of Maryland
British America
Hollywood, Maryland
Annapolis
Maryland
Sotterley Plantation
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Governor of Maryland
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Province of Maryland
John Tayloe II
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia

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