Michael MacNamara (d. 1767)
MSA SC 3520-13894
Biography:
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, son of Thomas MacNamara, of County Galway, Ireland. Resided in Annapolis. Died November 4, 1767.
Michael MacNamara was a clerk and lawyer admitted to the Provinical Court in May 1726. He was a surveyor and searcher of Annapolis from 1734 to 1746. Clerk of the Lower House of Assembly, Annapolis, 1747. Appointed clerk to the Court of Delegates, 1751. Annapolis alderman. Three-time mayor of Annapolis, 1746-47, 1753-54, 1760-61. Clerk of thePrerogative Office, 1752-60. Possibly related to a Michael MacNamara who was commissioned a lieutenant of artillery in the Revolutionary War, January 1, 1778.
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