Harford County
Maryland
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Harford County
Maryland
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Harford County
Index to Locations
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Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) —
also known as Millard E. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., April 6,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-24; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., February
9, 1961 (age 70 years, 309
days).
Interment at Angel Hill Cemetery.
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William Paca (1740-1799) —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born near Abingdon, Harford
County, Md., October
31, 1740.
Son of John Paca and Elizabeth (Smith) Paca.
Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1774-76; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-80; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-79; state court judge in Maryland, 1778-82; Governor of
Maryland, 1782-85; delegate to
Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1789-99; died in office 1799.
Anglican.
Italian
ancestry.
Died near Abingdon, Harford
County, Md., October
23, 1799 (age 58 years, 357
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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James Wray Williams (1792-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Maryland, October
8, 1792.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1825, 1837-39; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1841-42; died in
office 1842.
Died in Harford
County, Md., December
2, 1842 (age 50 years, 55
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Benjamin Baker (1840-1911) —
also known as William B. Baker —
of Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., July 22,
1840.
Republican. Fruit packing
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96, 1906-08; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1895-1901.
Methodist.
Died in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., May 17,
1911 (age 70 years, 299
days).
Interment at Baker's Cemetery.
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Thomas H. Robinson (1860-1930) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Harford
County, Md., March 2,
1860.
Son of Dr. Samuel S. Robinson and Mary C. (Prigg) Robinson.
Democrat. Maryland
state attorney general, 1923-30; nominated, but died before the
election 1930; died in office 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1924,
1928.
Died in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
12, 1930 (age 70 years, 224
days).
Interment at St. Ignatius Cemetery.
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Stevenson Archer (1786-1848) —
of Maryland.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., October
11, 1786.
Son of John
Archer.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809-10; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1811-17, 1819-21; judge of
Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1817-18; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1823-48; died in office 1848.
Presbyterian.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., June 26,
1848 (age 61 years, 259
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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John Archer (1741-1810) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., May 5,
1741.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777, 1779-80; served in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Presidential Elector
for Maryland, 1796;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-07.
Presbyterian.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., September
28, 1810 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February
28, 1828.
Son of Stevenson
Archer (1786-1848).
Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1867-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1868,
1876;
Maryland
state treasurer, 1886-90; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1887-89.
In April, 1890, following an investigation
which revealed a shortage
of $132,000, he was arrested,
removed
from office as State Treasurer, and charged
with embezzlement.
He pleaded
guilty and wrote to the court: "No part of the State's money or
securities was ever used by me in gambling, stock speculation, or for
political purposes; nor have I at this time one dollar of it left."
Sentenced
to five years in prison.
Due to his failing health, was pardoned
by Gov. Frank
Brown in May 1894.
Died, in Baltimore City Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August 2,
1898 (age 70 years, 155
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Edwin Hanson Webster (1829-1893) —
also known as Edwin H. Webster —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., March 31,
1829.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1856;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1856-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1859-65; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1865-69, 1882-86; banker.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., April 24,
1893 (age 64 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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John Montgomery (1764-1828) —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., 1764.
Son of John
Montgomery (1722-1808).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1793-98, 1800-05, 1819; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1807-11; Maryland
state attorney general, 1811-18; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1820-22, 1824-26.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 17,
1828 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Herman Stump (1837-1917) —
of Maryland.
Born in Harford
County, Md., August 8,
1837.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1878-80; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1889-93.
Episcopalian.
Died near Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., January
9, 1917 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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Benjamin Rumsey (1734-1808) —
of Maryland.
Born in Bohemia Manor, Cecil
County, Md., October
6, 1734.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-77; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1778-1806.
Episcopalian.
Died in Joppa, Harford
County, Md., March 7,
1808 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment at Old St. John's Cemetery.
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Charles Stanley Blair (1927-1980) —
also known as C. Stanley Blair —
of Whiteford, Harford
County, Md.; Darlington, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Kingsville, Baltimore
County, Md., December
20, 1927.
Son of Charles Edward Blair and Beulah (Gibson) Blair.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-67; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1967-69; candidate in primary for Governor of
Maryland, 1970; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1971-80; died in office 1980.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Fallston, Harford
County, Md., April 20,
1980 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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James Turner (1783-1861) —
of Maryland.
Born near Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., November
7, 1783.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1824-32, 1837-38, 1852-54; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1833-37 (4th District 1833-35, 3rd
District 1835-37); member of Maryland
state senate, 1856-58.
Died near Parkton, Baltimore
County, Md., 1861
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
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Gabriel Christie (1756-1808) —
of Maryland.
Born in Perryman, Harford
County, Md., November
29, 1756.
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1793-97, 1799-1801;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1802-06; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1806-08.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 1,
1808 (age 51 years, 124
days).
Interment at Spesutia Churchyard.
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Jacob Alexander Preston (1796-1868) —
of Maryland.
Born near Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., March 12,
1796.
Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1843-45.
Episcopalian.
Died in Perryman, Harford
County, Md., August 2,
1868 (age 72 years, 143
days).
Interment at St. George's Churchyard.
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