Isaac Shriver
Isaac Shriver | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
| In office 1835–1836 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Annan, Francis Brengle, Daniel Duvall, William Roberts |
| Succeeded by | George Bowlus, Francis Brengle, Joshua Doub, Jacob Matthias |
| In office 1829–1829 | |
| Preceded by | George Bowlus, David Kemp, William S. McPherson, Jacob Shriver |
| Succeeded by | David Kemp, John H. McElfresh, Evan McKinstry, Davis Richardson |
| In office 1827–1827 Serving with Nicholas Holtz, David Kemp, Francis Thomas | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Barnes, John C. Cockey, William P. Farquhar, Alexander McIlhenny, Thomas Sappington |
| Succeeded by | George Bowlus, David Kemp, William S. McPherson, Jacob Shriver |
| In office 1811–1812 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Brooke, Joshua Cockey, John Schley, Joseph Swearingen |
| Succeeded by | Ignatius Davis, Joshua Delaplane, John Graham, Richard Potts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1777 near Westminster, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | December 22, 1856 (aged 79) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westminster, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Polly Leatherman (m. 1802) |
| Children | 10 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | David Shriver Jr. (brother) Jacob Shriver (brother) Edward Shriver (nephew) |
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Isaac Shriver (March 6, 1777 – December 22, 1856) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and 1829, and from 1835 to 1836.
Early life[edit]
Isaac Shriver was born on March 6, 1777, at the family homestead on Little Pipe Creek, near Westminster, Maryland, to Rebecca (née Ferree) and David Shriver.[1][2] His brothers were David Jr. and Jacob.[3]
Career[edit]
Shriver was a Democrat.[4] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and in 1829, and from 1835 to 1836.[1][5] In 1836, he ran again as a Democrat, but lost.[4]
Shriver was president of the Bank of Winchester (later the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Frederick County) from April 1827 to his death in 1856.[1][4] The Shriver family worked in iron and built gun barrels for the government.[4] He was an incorporator of Westminster Academy and a charter member of the Carroll division of the Sons of Temperance.[4] He owned a tavern in Westminster that was later named Cassell Home and became the City Hotel and the Main Court Inn.[4][6] He donated land used for the Carroll County courthouse in Westminster.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Shriver married Polly Leatherman, daughter of Henry Leatherman, on April 22, 1802. They had ten children, Rebecca, Henry, Betsy, George, Francis, Margaret, Julian, Jesse, Anna Maria and Louisa Susan.[1][2] His nephew Edward Shriver served in the state legislature.[8] Shriver was affiliated with the German Reformed church until 1834 when he joined the Methodist Protestant church.[1][2] After his marriage, he moved to Westminster.[2]
Shriver died on December 22, 1856, in Cumberland.[1] He is buried in Westminster.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Isaac Shriver". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 20, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Jordan, John W., ed. (1911). Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. Vol. 3. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 1317–1318. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "David Shriver". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 6, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g History of Western Maryland. Vol. 2. Louis H. Everts. 1882. pp. 794–795, 800, 865, 935–936, 942, 951. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Shellman, Mary Bostwick (1924). The Pioneers of the Early Days of Westminster. pp. 9, 25. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ Baty, Catherine (2006). Images of America: Carroll County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 11. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Edward Shriver (1812–1896)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 20, 2005. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
