▁the ▁commission ers ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Maryland ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁em igration ▁of ▁free ▁black s ▁to ▁Liber ia . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁ ▁G iles ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁Maryland ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁serving ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁decl ined ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁G iles ▁received ▁a ▁re cess ▁appointment ▁from ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Pier ce ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maryland ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁John ▁Gl enn . ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁by ▁President ▁Pier ce ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁Green ▁Mount ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁ ▁Notable ▁case ▁ ▁G iles ▁issued ▁the ▁original ▁writ ▁of ▁habe as ▁cor pus ▁in ▁Ex