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John Francis Mercer (1759-1821) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., May 17,
1759.
Son of John Mercer and Anne (Roy) Mercer.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-84; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-92, 1800-06; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1792-94 (at-large 1792-93, 2nd
District 1793-94); Governor of
Maryland, 1801-03.
Anglican;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
30, 1821 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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John Hall (1729-1797) —
of Maryland.
Born near Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
27, 1729.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-75, 1779, 1783-84;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1786-95.
Episcopalian.
Died in Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 8,
1797 (age 67 years, 101
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Benjamin Ogle (1749-1809) —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
27, 1749.
Son of Samuel Ogle and Anne (Tasker) Ogle.
Member of Maryland
state executive council, 1783; Governor of
Maryland, 1798-1801.
Episcopalian.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., July 6,
1809 (age 60 years, 160
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Virgil Maxcy (1785-1844) —
of Maryland.
Born in Attleboro, Bristol
County, Mass., May 5,
1785.
Son of Levi Maxcy and Ruth (Newell) Maxcy.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state executive council, 1815; member of Maryland
state house of delegates; member of Maryland
state senate; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Belgium, 1837-42.
Among those killed in the explosion
when a cannon accidentally
burst on board
the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort
Washington, Prince
George's County, Md., February
28, 1844 (age 58 years, 299
days).
Originally entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at in a private or family
graveyard.
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John Crompton Weems (1778-1862) —
also known as John C. Weems —
of Waterloo, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Waterloo, Calvert
County, Md., 1778.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1826-29.
Episcopalian.
Died in Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
20, 1862 (age about 83
years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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George Wurtz Hughes (1806-1870) —
also known as George W. Hughes —
of West River, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., September
30, 1806.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1859-61.
Died in West River, Anne Arundel
County, Md., December
3, 1870 (age 64 years, 64
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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William Harrison Standley (1872-1963) —
also known as William H. Standley —
of California.
Born in 1872.
U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1942-43.
Died in 1963
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Edmund Beardsley Underwood (1853-1928) —
also known as E. B. Underwood —
Born in California, 1853.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., April 12,
1928 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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William Harwar Parker (1826-1896) —
also known as William H. Parker —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1826.
U.S. Minister to Korea, 1886.
Died in 1896
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848-1907) —
also known as B. F. Tilley —
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., March 29,
1848.
Son of Benjamin Tilley and Sarah W. (Esterbrooks) Tilley.
U.S. Navy commander; Governor of
American Samoa; court
martialed in 1901 on charges
of immorality
and drunkenness;
tried
and found not guilty.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 18,
1907 (age 58 years, 354
days).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Harold Alexander Houser (1897-1981) —
Born March 31,
1897.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died September
3, 1981 (age 84 years, 156
days).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Jesse Rink Wallace (1899-1961) —
of Illinois.
Born July 17,
1899.
U.S. Navy officer; Governor of
American Samoa.
Died January
29, 1961 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. (1920-2000) —
also known as Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.; Bud
Zumwalt —
of Virginia.
Born in Tulare, Tulare
County, Calif., November
29, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; Chief of U.S. naval operations
in 1970-74; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1976.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1998.
Died, following two cancer
surgeries, at Duke University Medical
Center, Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
2, 2000 (age 79 years, 34
days).
Interment at Naval Academy Cemetery.
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Thomas George Pratt (1804-1869) —
also known as Thomas G. Pratt —
of Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1804.
Son of John Wilkes Pratt and Rachel (Belt) Pratt.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1832-36; Presidential Elector for
Maryland, 1836;
member of Maryland
state executive council, 1838; member of Maryland
state senate, 1838-41; Governor of
Maryland, 1845-48; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1850-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1864.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
9, 1869 (age 65 years, 264
days).
Interment at St. Anne's Cemetery.
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Theodorick Bland (1776-1846) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., December
6, 1776.
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809; district judge in Maryland,
1812-17; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1819-24; resigned 1824.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
16, 1846 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at St. Anne's Cemetery.
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Alexander Randall (1803-1881) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
3, 1803.
Son of John Randall and Deborah (Knapp) Randall.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Maryland
state attorney general, 1865-67.
Episcopalian.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
21, 1881 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at St. Anne's Cemetery.
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Dennis Claude (c.1782-1863) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born about 1782.
Son of Abraham Claude.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1811-18, 1829-30; member of Maryland
state senate, 1821-25, 1831-36; mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1828-37, 1853-54; Maryland
state treasurer, 1854-60; Maryland
state comptroller, 1861; appointed 1861.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
9, 1863 (age about 81
years).
Interment at St. Anne's Cemetery.
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Thomas Lynch, Sr. (1727-1776) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Berkeley
County, S.C., 1727.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; member of
South Carolina state legislature, 1776.
Died in 1776
(age about
49 years).
Interment at St. Anne's Churchyard.
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Charles Carroll, Barrister (1723-1783) —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 22,
1723.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-77; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-83; died in office 1783.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., March 23,
1783 (age 60 years, 1
days).
Interment at St. Anne's Churchyard.
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Benjamin Tasker (1690-1768) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in 1690.
Mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1721-22, 1726-27, 1750-53, 1754-55, 1756-57.
Co-founded the Baltimore Ironworks
Company.
Died June 19,
1768 (age about 77
years).
Interment at St. Anne's Churchyard.
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Amos Garrett —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1708-20.
Interment at St. Anne's Churchyard.
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