Person:Paul Fearing (1)

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Hon. Paul Fearing
m. 22 Jan 1756
  1. Hon. Paul Fearing1762 - 1822
m. Abt 1795
  1. Lucy Willis Fearing1796 - 1886
Facts and Events
Name Hon. Paul Fearing
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Feb 1762 Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Marriage Abt 1795 to Cynthia Rouse
Death[1] 21 Aug 1822 Washington County, Ohio
References
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    Paul Fearing
    BIRTH 28 Feb 1762
    Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    DEATH 21 Aug 1822 (aged 60)
    Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA
    BURIAL
    Harmar Cemetery
    Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA

    US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1787 and engaged in the practice of law at Fort Harmer, Ohio. He was appointed United States counsel for Washington County in 1788, elected probate judge in 1797 and was a member of the Territorial legislature, 1799 to 1801. In 1801, he was elected as a Federalist Delegate to the Seventh Congress, serving until 1803. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law and was appointed associate judge of the court of common pleas, serving 1810 to 1816.

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