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Thomas Holliday Hicks (1798-1865) —
also known as Thomas H. Hicks —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born near East New Market, Dorchester
County, Md., September
2, 1798.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1829-30, 1836; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Maryland, 1858-62; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1862-65; died in office 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
14, 1865 (age 66 years, 165
days).
Interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
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George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) —
also known as George L. Radcliffe —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
22, 1877.
Son of John Anthony Le Compte Radcliffe (1818-1901) and Sophie Delila
(Travers) Radcliffe (1837-1927).
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Baltimore,
Md., July 29,
1974 (age 96 years, 341
days).
Interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
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Francis Philo Phelps (1799-1886) —
also known as Francis P. Phelps —
of Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Milford, Sussex
County, Del., January
31, 1799.
Son of Asahel Phelps and Agnes (Houston) Phelps.
Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Dorchester County, 1828, 1839,
1842-43, 1861-62, 1867-68; member of Maryland
state senate from Dorchester County, 1844-47, 1849, 1874-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., November
18, 1886 (age 87 years, 291
days).
Interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
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John Henry (1750-1798) —
of Maryland.
Born in Dorchester
County, Md., 1750.
Son of Col. John Henry Henry and Dorothy (Rider) Henry.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777-80; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80, 1785-86; member
of Maryland
state senate, 1780-90; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1789-97; received 2 electoral votes, 1796;
Governor
of Maryland, 1797-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dorchester
County, Md., December
16, 1798 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Phillips Lee Goldsborough (1865-1946) —
also known as Phillips L. Goldsborough —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.; Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August 6,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Maryland
state comptroller, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1900,
1908,
1912,
1932;
U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maryland, 1909; Governor of
Maryland, 1912-16; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1929-35; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1932-36.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
22, 1946 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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William Vans Murray (1760-1803) —
of Maryland.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., February
9, 1760.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-90; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1791-97 (at-large 1791-93, 7th
District 1793-97); U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1797-1801.
Episcopalian.
Died near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
11, 1803 (age 43 years, 305
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Robert Goldsborough (1733-1788) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
3, 1733.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-83.
Episcopalian.
Died in Dorchester
County, Md., December
22, 1788 (age 55 years, 19
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Emerson Columbus Harrington (1864-1945) —
also known as Emerson C. Harrington —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Madison, Dorchester
County, Md., March 26,
1864.
Son of John E. Harrington and Annie A. (Thompson) Harrington.
Democrat. Lawyer; Dorchester
County State's Attorney, 1899-1903; Maryland Insurance
Commissioner, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1912,
1916
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1936,
1940;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1912-16; Governor of
Maryland, 1916-20; president, People's Loan Savings and Deposit
Bank;
director, Cambridge Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
15, 1945 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Charles Goldsborough (1765-1834) —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Dorchester
County, Md., July 15,
1765.
Son of Charles Goldsborough and Anna Maria (Tilghman) Goldsborough.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1791-95, 1799-1800; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1797, 1801-03; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1805-17 (at-large 1805-07, 8th
District 1807-17); Governor of
Maryland, 1819.
Episcopalian.
Died near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
13, 1834 (age 69 years, 151
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Henry Lloyd (1852-1920) —
of Maryland.
Born in Dorchester
County, Md., February
21, 1852.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1882-84; Governor of
Maryland, 1885-88; circuit judge in Maryland, 1892-1908.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
30, 1920 (age 68 years, 313
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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James Augustus Stewart (1808-1879) —
also known as James A. Stewart —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Madison, Dorchester
County, Md., November
24, 1808.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843; circuit judge in Maryland, 1854;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1855-61; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1867-79.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., April 3,
1879 (age 70 years, 130
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Josiah Bayly (1769-1846) —
of Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., October
31, 1769.
Maryland
state attorney general, 1831-46.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
15, 1846 (age 76 years, 288
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Leah Lockerman and Anne Hack Waters
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Robert Nicols Martin (1798-1870) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., January
14, 1798.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1825-27; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1845-51; superior court judge in
Maryland, 1859-67.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 20,
1870 (age 72 years, 187
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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John Nevett Steele (1796-1853) —
of Maryland.
Born near Vienna, Dorchester
County, Md., February
22, 1796.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1822-24, 1829-30; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1826; Presidential Elector for Maryland,
1832;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1834-37.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
13, 1853 (age 57 years, 172
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Daniel Maynadier Henry (1823-1899) —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., February
19, 1823.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1846, 1849; member of Maryland
state senate, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1877-81.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., 1899
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Josiah Leeds Kerr (1861-1920) —
also known as Josiah L. Kerr —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Vienna, Dorchester
County, Md., January
10, 1861.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1900-01.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., September
27, 1920 (age 59 years, 261
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Winder Laird Henry (1864-1940) —
of Maryland.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., December
20, 1864.
Son of Daniel
Maynadier Henry.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1894-95; state court
judge in Maryland, 1908-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., July 5,
1940 (age 75 years, 198
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Francis Philo Phelps (1830-1904) —
also known as Francis P. Phelps; Frank
Phelps —
of Dorchester
County, Md.
Born August
12, 1830.
Son of Francis
Philo Phelps (1799-1886) and Hannah (White) Phelps (1806-1890).
Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Dorchester County, 1894.
Died September
17, 1904 (age 74 years, 36
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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