The Political Graveyard: Dorchester County, Md.

Dorchester County
Maryland

Dorchester County information:

Population: 30,674 (2000); 30,236 (1990)
Land area 558 square miles.
County seat: Cambridge
Dorchester County official web site.
Capital Impact: Dorchester County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Dorchester County -- census data on population, race, economics
Dorchester County MDGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

North: Talbot County
Northeast: Caroline County; Sussex County, Del.
East: Wicomico County
West: Chesapeake Bay

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Dorchester County
Politicians who were born in Dorchester County
Politicians who lived in Dorchester County
Politicians who died in Dorchester County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dorchester County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Dorchester County

(not intended to be complete)

Emerson C. Harrington (State's Attorney, 1899-1903) William N. Andrews (State's Attorney, 1904-12)

Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) — also known as George L. Radcliffe — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Lloyds, Dorchester County, Md., August 22, 1877. Son of John Anthony Le Compte Radcliffe and Sophie D. (Travers) Radcliffe; married, June 6, 1906, to Mary McKim Marriott. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons. Died in Baltimore, Md., July 29, 1974. Interment at Cambridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1984

Politicians buried here:

John Henry (1750-1798) — of Maryland. Born in Dorchester County, Md., 1750. Son of Col. John Henry Henry and Dorothy (Rider) Henry; married to Margaret Campbell; great-grandfather of Henry Lloyd. 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Lloyd family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Phillips Lee Goldsborough (1865-1946) — also known as Phillips L. Goldsborough — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., August 6, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Maryland state comptroller, 1899; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908, 1932; 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Goldsborough (1733-1788) — of Maryland. Born in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 3, 1733. Great-great-great-grandfather of Thomas Alan Goldsborough. Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76; member of Maryland state senate, 1777-83. Episcopalian. Died in Dorchester County, Md., December 22, 1788. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Goldsborough family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, January 27, 1893, to Mary Gertrude Johnson. Democrat. Lawyer; Dorchester County State's Attorney, 1899-1903; Maryland Insurance Commissioner, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912, 1916, 1924, 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
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; great-grandfather of Winder Laird Henry and Thomas Alan 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Goldsborough family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Henry Lloyd (1852-1920) — of Maryland. Born in Dorchester County, Md., February 21, 1852. Great-grandson of John Henry; grandson of Edward Lloyd. 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Lloyd family of Maryland
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Josiah Bayly (1769-1846) — of Dorchester County, Md. Born in Somerset County, Md., October 31, 1769. Married to Leah Lockerman and Anne Hack Waters Robinson. Maryland state attorney general, 1831-46. Died in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., August 15, 1846. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Daniel Maynadier Henry (1823-1899) — of Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md. Born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., February 19, 1823. Father of Winder Laird Henry. 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Goldsborough family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Winder Laird Henry (1864-1940) — of Maryland. Born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 20, 1864. Great-grandson of Charles Goldsborough and Robert Henry Goldsborough; 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. Interment at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
- See also Goldsborough family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Trinity Church Cemetery
Near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Thomas King Carroll (1793-1873) — of Maryland. Born in Somerset County, Md., April 29, 1793. Son of Col. Henry James King Carroll and Elizabeth (Barnes) Carroll; married to Julianna Stevenson. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1816-17; state court judge in Maryland, 1826-29; Governor of Maryland, 1830-31. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Dorchester County, Md., October 3, 1873. Interment at Old Trinity Church Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Washington Cemetery
Hurlock, Dorchester County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Noble Andrews (1876-1937) — also known as William N. Andrews — of Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md. Born in Hurlock, Dorchester County, Md., November 13, 1876. Son of James M. Andrews and Sallie (Noble) Andrews. Republican. Lawyer; Dorchester County State's Attorney, 1904-12; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1914; member of Maryland state senate, 1918, 1931-33; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1919-21; defeated, 1920. Methodist. Died in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., December 27, 1937. Interment at Washington Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Dorchester County

Politicians who were born in Dorchester County

Politicians who lived in Dorchester County

Politicians who died in Dorchester County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dorchester County