History of Fredericktown, (Cecil County) Maryland United States of America

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Henry Sheffie Geyer, senator, was born in Fredericktown, Md., Dec. 9, 1790. He was admitted to the Maryland bar in 1811 and practised in Fredericktown till May 2, 1813, when he became 1st lieutenant in the 38th regiment of infantry. From December, 1813, to June, 1815, he served as regimental paymaster. In 1815, after being mustered out of the army, he removed to St. Louis, Mo., and became a member of the territorial legislature in 1818. In 1820 he was a delegate to the constitutional convention of Missouri and was a member of the general assembly of the state, 1821-25, being speaker of that body, 1821-23. He assisted in revising the statutes of the state in 1825, and contributed to the adoption of a code. In 1850 he declined the portfolio of war offered him by President Fillmore; and he was elected to the U.S. senate, serving, 1851-57. In 1856 he was one of the counsel of the Dred Scott case. He published Statutes of Missouri (1817). He died in St. Louis, Mo., March 5, 1859.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Fredericktown, (Cecil County) Maryland

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