Levin Winder

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Personal and Family Information

Levin was born on 4 Sep 1757 in Somerset County, Maryland, the son of unknown parents.

He died on 1 Jul 1819 in Maryland.

His wife was Mary Stoughton Sloss, who he married on 13 MAY 1790 in Maryland. Their three known children were Edward Stoughton (1798-1840), William Sydney (c1804-1844) and Mariann Stoughton (c1806-1835).

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EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth4 SEP 1757
Place: Somerset County, Maryland
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Death1 JUL 1819
Place: Maryland
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Burial1819
Place: Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland
Address: Monie Creek Family Graveyard Find A Grave Memorial# 28706148
Other Event1776
Place: Maryland
Type: Military Service
Address: Lt Colonel in Colonial Army, then Senior Major General of Maryland milita
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
Source: THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
Authors: family Bibles of Mrs. E. T. Winder, papers in the possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Tayloe Pennington, nee Winder. Baltimore, Md
Date: JUL 1896
Publisher: University Press, 208 N College St, Nashville, Tenn

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
OccupationFROM 1812 TO 181614th Governor of state of Mayland
Address: Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates 1791–1793 and 1808–1809 Governor of Maryland 1812–1816

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Levin Winder

Birth:  Sep. 4, 1757 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Death:  Jul. 1, 1819, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Governor of Maryland. He probably received his education at home, but studied law for a brief period before he abandoned his studies at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He joined the army as a first lieutenant and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel before his 1783 discharge. After his military service he decided on a career in politics. He served several terms in the Maryland House of Delegates before he served three terms as Maryland's Governor. The War of 1812 occurred during his term and he was personally opposed to it in principal. However, when the British burned Washington, DC and were headed for Baltimore, he recruited the men, arms, and provisions to defend the city and turn back the enemy. He left office in 1816 and returned to his family estate. He was originally interred in the First Presbyterian Church Burial Ground in Baltimore, Maryland. Later he was reinterred in the family's private graveyard.

Find A Grave Memorial# 28706148

Levin Winder (1757-1819): Governor of Maryland

Levin Winder was born in Somerset County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore along Monie Creek on September 4, 1757 to William and Esther (Gillis) Winder. He later served as captain in the 4th Maryland Regiment during the Revolution and rose in rank to lieutenant-colonel on June 3, 1781. After the war he returned to the eastern shore and resumed his occupation as a planter.

In 1806 he was elected as a federalist to the House of Delegates, serving three successive terms as an avid opponent of the national policies of the Republican Party and the war declaration. In June 1812, as a result of the Baltimore riots, the General Assembly elected Winder, defeating Governor Robert Bowie (1750-1818) by a vote of 52-29. Taking office that November Winder became the wartime executive and brigadier general of the 2nd Division, Eastern Shore, Maryland Militia. With the federalist continuing their opposition to the war the political affairs led to standstill between Maryland and the federal government. The bay depredations of the British navy the following spring, as well as threatening Annapolis, enabled Winder to call a special session of the Maryland Legislature on May 13, 1813 reporting “…that considerable alarms have permiated the state, in consequence of the appearance of a large naval force within the waters of the Chesapeake.”

With the advice of his Executive Council who assisted in coordinating the states’ war efforts, they continued issuing officer’s commissions, war supplies, and protection of the Chesapeake tidewater – with little financial or military assistance from the federal government.

Winder became soon aware of the Madison administration and that of the Secretary of War John Armstrong of ignoring the defense of Maryland. Although an anti-war governor, Winder had to contend with protecting the Maryland tidewater region from the increasing British attacks. Upon learning the federal government had supported Virginia in her defense, Winder remarked, “Virginia has but to ask and she received; but Maryland, for her political disobedience is denied.”

Despite the political troubles with the federal government, Winder galvanized the Maryland militia with supplies and several militia acts to protect the state from British incursions and attack serving as governor from 1812-1816. He died on July 1, 1819 and was buried on his estate on Monie Creek near Princess Anne, Somerset County, though the site of his grave has yet to be discovered.

Sources: Gerson G. Eisenberg, Marylanders Who Served the Nation:  A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland (Annapolis:  Maryland State Archives, 1992), 233; Frank F. White, Jr.  The Governors of Maryland 1770-1970.  (Annapolis:  The Hall of Records Commission, 1965).

http://maryland1812.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/levin-winder/

See also http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001300/001396/html/1396bio.html

Levin Winder (1757-1819) MSA SC 3520-1396 Governor of Maryland, 1812-1816 (Federalist)

his wife - Mary Stoughton Sloss Winder (1765-1822) MSA SC 3520-2243

http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/002200/002243/html/2243bio.html

his father - William Winder (1714/15-1792) MSA SC 3520-1397

http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001300/001397/html/01397bio.html

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Sources

  1. THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
    Source: THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
    Authors: family Bibles of Mrs. E. T. Winder, papers in the possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Tayloe Pennington, nee Winder. Baltimore, Md
    Date: JUL 1896
    Publisher: University Press, 208 N College St, Nashville, Tenn
  2. THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
    Source: THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL MAGAZINE July 1896 Vol 1, no 3, pages 257 to 270,
    Authors: family Bibles of Mrs. E. T. Winder, papers in the possession of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Tayloe Pennington, nee Winder. Baltimore, Md
    Date: JUL 1896
    Publisher: University Press, 208 N College St, Nashville, Tenn
  3. Maryland State Archives http://msa.maryland.gov
    Source: Maryland State Archives http://msa.maryland.gov
    Publisher: http://msa.maryland.gov