The Political Graveyard: Harford County, Md.

Harford County
Maryland

Harford County information:

Population: 218,590 (2000); 182,132 (1990)
Land area 440 square miles.
County seat: Bel Air
Harford County official web site.
Capital Impact: Harford County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Harford County -- census data on population, race, economics
Harford County MDGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Harford County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Harford County
Politicians who lived in Harford County
Politicians who died in Harford County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Harford 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.

Politicians who were born in Harford County

No city given: Robert Harris Archer 1775 William F. Giles 1807 John Lee Chapman 1811 Samuel J. Kirkwood 1813 Henry G. Bussey 1816 Herman Stump 1837 James H. Preston 1860 Thomas H. Robinson 1860
Aberdeen: Linwood L. Clark 1876
Near Aberdeen: William B. Baker 1840
Abingdon: Warren N. Cuddy 1886
Near Abingdon: William Paca 1740
Bel Air: Augustus Williamson Bradford 1806 Richard Dallam c.1865 Charles Nelson Proctor 1882 John A. Proctor c.1883
Near Bel Air: James Turner 1783 Jacob Alexander Preston 1796
Near Churchville: Stevenson Archer 1786 Stevenson Archer 1828 Edwin H. Webster 1829
Darlington: Henry N. Gorrell 1893
Near Fallston: Martin F. Conway 1827
Havre de Grace: Millard E. Tydings 1890
Perryman: Gabriel Christie 1756
Pylesville: David G. Harry 1880
Vale: Darlington Hoopes 1896
Near Whiteford: William P. Bolton 1885
See also Md. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Harford County

No city given: Robert Harris Archer - Richard Dallam - Thomas Kell
Aberdeen: William B. Baker - Charles R. Boutin - Mrs. J. Wilmer Cronin - J. Wilmer Cronin
Abingdon: Nancy Jacobs - Robert E. Shaffner
Bel Air: Stevenson Archer - Harvey M. Chesney - Richard Dallam - Donald C. Fry - John Montgomery - Howard S. O'Neill - Mary Louise Preis - Eileen M. Rehrmann - John A. Robinson - Thomas H. Robinson - Ina Taylor - Robin Walter - Edwin H. Webster - Henry A. Whitaker - John S. Young
Belcamp: Michael Griffin
Churchville: James Jeffries
Darlington: C. Stanley Blair - Barry Glassman
Edgewood: B. Daniel Riley
Fallston: W. Dale Hess - Joanne S. Parrott
Forest Hill: Mike Eaves
Havre de Grace: David R. Craig - John M. Harris, Sr. - Mary-Dulany James - William S. James - John J. Sweeney - Joseph D. Tydings - Millard E. Tydings
Jarrettsville: Michael G. Comeau - Lee D. McDaniel
Joppa: Imogene Johnston
Joppatowne: Dion Guthrie
Pylesville: David G. Harry
Rocks: James A. Davis
Street: J. Robert Hooper
Whiteford: Charles K. Beattie - Kenneth Beattie - C. Stanley Blair - James M. Harkins
See also Md. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Harford County

No city given: James Wray Williams 1842 Charles S. Sewall 1848
Aberdeen: William B. Baker 1911
Near Abingdon: William Paca 1799
Bel Air: Edwin H. Webster 1893 Thomas H. Robinson 1930
Near Bel Air: Herman Stump 1917
Near Churchville: John Archer 1810 Stevenson Archer 1848
Fallston: C. Stanley Blair 1980 William Amoss 1997
Near Havre de Grace: Millard E. Tydings 1961
Joppa: Benjamin Rumsey 1808
Perryman: Jacob Alexander Preston 1868
See also Md. deathplaces not assigned to counties.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Harford County

Angel Hill Cemetery
Private or family graveyards
Aberdeen Baker's Cemetery
Bel Air St. Ignatius Cemetery
Churchville Presbyterian Cemetery
Near Churchville Calvary Cemetery
Emmorton Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
Emmorton St. Mary's Cemetery
Joppa Old St. John's Cemetery
Joppa Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Near Madonna Bethel Cemetery
Perryman Spesutia Churchyard
Spesutia Island St. George's Churchyard

Angel Hill Cemetery
Harford County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. Adoptive father of Joseph Davies Tydings. 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, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died near Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., February 9, 1961. Interment at Angel Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.

Private or family graveyards
Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

William Paca (1740-1799) — of Maryland. Born near Abingdon, Harford County, Md., October 31, 1740. Son of John Paca and Elizabeth (Smith) Paca; married to Mary Lloyd Chew and Anne Harrison. 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 state constitutional convention, 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. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
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. Interment at at a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Baker's Cemetery
Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Baker's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Ignatius Cemetery
Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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; married to Clara C. Cain. 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. Interment at St. Ignatius Cemetery.

Presbyterian Cemetery
Churchville, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Stevenson Archer (1786-1848) — Born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., October 11, 1786. Son of John Archer; father of Stevenson Archer (1828-1898); grandfather of George Earle Chamberlain. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1809-10; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1811-17, 1819-21; justice 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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- See also Archer family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.
John Archer (1741-1810) — of Maryland. Born in Cecil County, Md., May 5, 1741. Father of Robert Harris Archer and Stevenson Archer (1786-1848); grandfather of Stevenson Archer (1828-1898). 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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- See also Archer family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.
Stevenson Archer (1828-1898) — of Bel Air, Harford County, Md. Born near Churchville, Harford County, Md., February 28, 1828. Grandson of John Archer; 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. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- See also Archer family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Near Churchville, Harford County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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 for Baltimore, Md., 1865-69, 1882-86; banker. Presbyterian. Died in Bel Air, Harford County, Md., April 24, 1893. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery
Emmorton, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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); married to Mary Hanes and Maria Nicholson. 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. Interment at Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

St. Mary's Cemetery
Emmorton, Harford County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old St. John's Cemetery
Joppa, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Old St. John's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Joppa, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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; married, June 27, 1964, to Opal Whiteford. 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. Interment at Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
- See also: federal judicial profile.

Bethel Cemetery
Near Madonna, Harford County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Spesutia Churchyard
Perryman, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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 for Baltimore, Md., 1806-08. Episcopalian. Died in Baltimore, Md., April 1, 1808. Interment at Spesutia Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. George's Churchyard
Spesutia Island, Harford County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at St. George's Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

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