George Alexander Pearre (July 16, 1860 – September 19, 1923) was an American politician.
George Alexander Pearre | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | John McDonald |
| Succeeded by | William Devereux Byron |
| Member of the Maryland Senate | |
| In office 1890–1892 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1860 Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1923 (aged 63) Cumberland, Maryland |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Maryland, Baltimore West Virginia University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Maryland National Guard |
Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Pearre attended private schools, the Allegany County Academy at Cumberland, St. James College near Hagerstown, and Princeton College. He graduated from West Virginia University at Morgantown in 1880 and from the law department of the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1882. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Cumberland in 1887. He later served as adjutant and lieutenant colonel in the Maryland National Guard from 1887 to 1892.
Pearre was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1890, and served until 1892. He was prosecuting attorney of Allegany County, Maryland, from 1895 to 1899, and was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1899, to March 3, 1911.[1] He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress, and engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in Cumberland. He is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 46. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- United States Congress. "George A. Pearre (id: P000163)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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