Levin Winder
| Levin Winder | |
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| 14th Governor of Maryland | |
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In office November 25, 1812 – January 2, 1816 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Bowie |
| Succeeded by | Charles Carnan Ridgely |
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| Born |
September 4, 1757 Somerset County, Maryland |
| Died | April 1, 1819 (aged 61) |
| Resting place | First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Staughton Sloss (1790–?) |
| Children | William Sidney, Edward Stoughton, Mary Ann |
| Mother | William Winder (1714/15–1792) |
| Father | Esther (Gillis) Winder |
| Relatives |
Brothers: John Winder (1745-1822); William Winder, Jr. (?-1808); and possibly Thomas Sisters: Jane; Lean (ca. 1760-?); Esther (?-ca. 1790); and Priscilla (ca. 1740-by 1779) |
Levin Winder (September 4, 1757 – July 1, 1819) in Baltimore, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end. After the war, he served with the Maryland Militia at the rank of brigadier general.
Winder served as the 14th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1812 to 1816. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1789 to 1793.
Levin Winder was born in Somerset County on September 4, 1757, the son of William and Esther (Gillis) Winder, and a descendant of John Winder, who had emigrated from England in 1665. As a young man, he prepared to practice law until the outbreak of the war prevented him from doing so. Instead, he joined the army and on January 2, 1776, the Convention of Maryland appointed him a first lieutenant under Nathaniel Ramsey in the Fifth Company of the Maryland Line. On December 10 of the same year, he was promoted to captain, while on April 17, 1777 he became a major in the Fourth Regiment. He became a lieutenant colonel in the Second Regiment on June 3, 1781, subsequently transferring to the First Regiment, and was discharged from the service on November 15, 1783.
After his return home, he became a farmer on a large scale on his estate near Princess Anne. He never again resumed his law practice, even though he did devote many years of his life to public service.
For the next ten years, Winder devoted his attention to the operation of his plantation. On May 13, 1790, he married Mary Staughton Sloss. They had three children, all of whom survived their father.
In 1794, following the reorganization of the militia, Governor Lee appointed Winder a major general. In August of the same year, as the result of discontent which culminated in the Whiskey Rebellion, the President ordered the militia to enforce the federal laws to collect the tax upon distilled spirits. The Governor, consequently, ordered the militia to march to Western Maryland to prevent the insurrection from spilling over into Maryland from Pennsylvania. By the time the troops arrived, the rebellion had been quelled, and since Winder’s force was not needed, he returned home where he was discharged from further duty.
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