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Paca was a leader of the patriot cause in Maryland and was in complete opposition to the [[Stamp Act]]. He was elected to the State Legislature of Maryland in 1771 and to the Continental Congress in 1774. After the [[American Revolution]], Paca resigned his seat to become a judge of the Admiralty Court and was involved in maritime cases. He would resign that position when elected governor in 1782. After his third term, he represented his Eastern Shore district  in the House of Delegates before [[George Washington]] appointed him a Federal district judge in December 1789.

Paca was a leader of the patriot cause in Maryland and was in complete opposition to the [[Stamp Act]]. He was elected to the State Legislature of Maryland in 1771 and to the Continental Congress in 1774. After the [[American Revolution]], Paca resigned his seat to become a judge of the Admiralty Court and was involved in maritime cases. He would resign that position when elected governor in 1782. After his third term, he represented his Eastern Shore district  in the House of Delegates before [[George Washington]] appointed him a Federal district judge in December 1789.

==Death==

==Legacy==

William Paca died at his home in Queen Anne's County just days short of his 59th birthday.

William Paca died at his home in Queen Anne's County just days short of his 59th birthday.  His house, at one time known as Carvel Hall, is a National Historic Landmark in Maryland.

==Italian ancestry debate==

==Italian ancestry debate==