Isaac Shriver

Isaac Shriver was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and 1829, and from 1835 to 1836.

Early life

Isaac Shriver was born on March 6, 1777, at the family homestead on Little Pipe Creek, near Westminster, Maryland, to Rebecca and David Shriver. His brothers were David Jr. and Jacob.

Career

Shriver was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1811 to 1812, in 1827 and in 1829, and from 1835 to 1836. In 1836, he ran again as a Democrat, but lost.
Shriver was president of the Bank of Winchester from April 1827 to his death in 1856. The Shriver family worked in iron and built gun barrels for the government. He was an incorporator of Westminster Academy and a charter member of the Carroll division of the Sons of Temperance. He owned a tavern in Westminster that was later named Cassell Home and became the City Hotel and the Main Court Inn. He donated land used for the Carroll County courthouse in Westminster.

Personal life

Shriver married Polly Leatherman, daughter of Henry Leatherman, on April 22, 1802. They had ten children, Rebecca, Henry, Betsy, George, Francis, Margaret, Julian, Jesse, Anna Maria and Louisa Susan. His nephew Edward Shriver served in the state legislature. Shriver was affiliated with the German Reformed church until 1834 when he joined the Methodist Protestant church. After his marriage, he moved to Westminster.
Shriver died on December 22, 1856, in Cumberland. He is buried in Westminster.