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William Paca was a patriot leader who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and served as the State of Maryland’s third Governor. After marrying the wealthy and well-connected Mary Chew in 1763, the young lawyer built a five-part brick house and terraced pleasure garden on two acres of land in Annapolis.
November 4, 2016. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only signers of the Declaration of Independence to become President of the United States, but they certainly weren't the only signers elected to public office in the new federal government. In fact, seven signers were part of the 1st United States Congress (1789-1791), eight including ...
William Paca resigned as a delegate to congress when appointed a judge of the Court of Appeals for Admiralty and Prize Cases in 1780, and resigned that position when elected governor of Maryland in Nov 1782. Paca served three one-year terms as governor (the statutory limit) and was in office when Congress met in Annapolis in 1783-1784, where it ratified the Treaty of Paris on 15 Jan 1784 ...
William Paca (1740-1799) Artist: Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), 1772. Medium: Oil on canvas. MSA SC 4680-10-0083. Maryland’s Governor While Congress Met. William Paca was born in 1740 in Baltimore County, Maryland. He received his formal education in Philadelphia, studied the law in Annapolis, and completed his legal training in London.
William Paca died on Wye Island on October 13, 1799; a few weeks shy of his fifty-ninth birthday. He was buried on the grounds of the estate, a few miles north of Easton, Maryland. The legacy of William Paca can still be experienced by visiting his home in Annapolis. The William Paca House and Gardens have been meticulously restored, complete ...
20. Mai 2021 · William Paca graduated from the College of Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1759, and he soon moved to Annapolis, Maryland to begin his legal career. He wanted to become a lawyer, which he did, and in the process of doing so he became very good friends with Samuel Chase and Thomas Stone, two fellow lawyers who would both sign the Declaration of Independence with Paca in 1776.
The William Paca House and Garden is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve. The 2023 Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023 and ends on Labor Day, Monday, September 4, 2023.
