Patrick Magruder
Patrick Magruder | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 2nd Librarian of Congress | |
| In office December 26, 1807 – January 18, 1815 | |
| President | Thomas Jefferson James Madison |
| Preceded by | John J. Beckley |
| Succeeded by | George Watterston |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Plater |
| Succeeded by | Philip B. Key |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Magruder 1768 Rockville, Maryland |
| Died | December 24, 1819 (aged 50–51) Petersburg, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Turner, Martha Goodwyn |
| Children | Theophilus, Louisa, Edmund, Patrick, Adelina, Napolean |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, librarian |
Patrick Magruder (1768 – December 24, 1819[1]) was an American lawyer, politician, and librarian who served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland’s 3rd congressional District from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807, and as the 2nd Librarian of the United States Congress, from December 26, 1807, to January 18, 1815.
Biography
[edit]Patrick Magruder was born on his family's estate, Locust Grove, near Rockville in the Province of Maryland, in 1768, the son of Samuel Wade Magruder and Lucy Beall. Patrick Magruder was the great-grandson of Samuel Magruder, the son of Alexander Magruder.[2][3][4] Patrick Magruder attended Princeton College and became a lawyer.[2] In 1804, he was elected to be a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd congressional district, and served from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807.[2] After the death of John J. Beckley, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Magruder to the dual post of Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Librarian of Congress.[3] The posts were not separated until 1815.[3] Magruder served as the 2nd Librarian of the United States Congress from December 26, 1807, to January 18, 1815.[2] During the War of 1812, the British burned Washington, D.C., including the Library of Congress, which was then housed in the US Capitol Building. After an investigation by Congress into the destruction of the library and the use of its funds, Magruder resigned. He died December 24, 1819, in Petersburg, Virginia, and was buried on his family's ancestral estate, Sweden, near Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia.[3] Magruder, who first married Sarah Turner, and then Martha Goodwyn, had six children.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Library Biography. (1978). Bohdan Wynar, ed. "Magruder, Patrick (1768-1819)." Littleton, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 337–339. ISBN 0-87287-180-0
- ^ a b c d "Magruder, Patrick, (1768 - 1819)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. M000057. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Patrick Magruder (1768-1819)". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Magruder, Egbert Watson (1921). Year Book of American Clan Gregor Society. Charlottesville, Virginia: Surber-Arundale Company.
External links
[edit]- John Y. Cole (March 30, 2006). "Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress -- Librarians of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- Patrick Magruder entry at Find a Grave
|  | |
Acting librarian* | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
 | This article about a Maryland politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1768 births
- 1819 deaths
- Clerks of the United States House of Representatives
- Librarians of Congress
- Princeton University alumni
- Democratic-Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
- People from Montgomery County, Maryland
- American librarians
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- Maryland politician stubs