John Brice III was an American

United States

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 lawyer, businessman and political leader from Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...

. He served on the Maryland

Maryland

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 state council and as mayor of Annapolis.

Early life

John was born in Annapolis and was one of the sons of John Brice, Jr.

John Brice, Jr.

John Brice, Jr. was an early American settler and Loyalist politician in colonial Maryland. He was a member of the Governor's Council, twice Mayor of Annapolis, and a chief justice in the colony's court. Two of his sons would in their turn become Mayors of Annapolis.-Early life:John was born in...

 and Sara (Howard) Brice. Like many fellow Marylanders, he attended Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College, Cambridge

Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...

, and studied law at the Middle Temple

Middle Temple

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 in London, being admitted to both in November 1757. He was back in Annapolis by June 1761, where he continued his legal studies. He married Mary MacCubbin in 1766 in the Anglican Church

Anglicanism

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 but after the revolution

American Revolution

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 was accounted a member of the Episcopal Church.

Revolutionary War

Brice was an active supporter of the revolution, and when a new government was established he served on the Governor's council in 1779 and 1780. The council acted as an upper house of the legislature. In the election of 1781 he tied with Stephen West, to whom he lost his seat by drawing lots. He was mayor of Annapolis in 1780 and 1781.

Legacy

The home that John lived in still stands at 211 Prince George Street in Annapolis. It is known as the Little Brice House to distinguish it from those of his father and his brother James

James Brice

James Brice was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was Governor of Maryland in 1792, and one of the largest land owners on the east coast....

. The home is privately owned by St. John's College.