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Physician Politicians in Maryland
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  Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) — also known as Aris T. Allen — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., December 27, 1910. Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen. Republican. Physician; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972 (delegation chair). African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Alpha Phi Alpha; American Medical Association; American Legion; NAACP. Died February 8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43 days). Burial location unknown.
  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, Churchville, Md.
  Relatives: Father of Robert Harris Archer and Stevenson Archer (1786-1848); grandfather of Stevenson Archer (1828-1898). See Archer family of Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852-1909) — also known as Isaac A. Barber — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born near Salem, Salem County, N.J., January 26, 1852. Republican. Physician; president, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Easton; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1896; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1897-99; Maryland Republican state chair, 1900-04. Quaker. Died, from the effects of a fall, in Easton, Talbot County, Md., March 1, 1909 (age 57 years, 34 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry G. Bussey (b. 1816) — of York County, Pa. Born in Harford County, Md., 1816. Democrat. Physician; member of Pennsylvania state senate 28th District, 1875-78. Burial location unknown.
  Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) — of Delaware. Born in Cecil County, Md., July 20, 1744. Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton. Physician; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware state treasurer, 1786; President of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of Delaware, 1793-96; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798. Presbyterian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22 days). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment at Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Clayton and Eleanor (Edinfield) Clayton; married to Rachel (McCleary) Bassett (adoptive daughter of Richard Bassett); father of Thomas Clayton; uncle of John Middleton Clayton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) — also known as Joseph I. France — of Port Deposit, Cecil County, Md. Born in Cameron, Clinton County, Mo., October 11, 1873. Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France. Republican. Physician; member of Maryland state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1908; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, American Medical Association; Theta Delta Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Union League. Died in Port Deposit, Cecil County, Md., January 26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107 days). Interment at Hopewell Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Henry France and Hannah Fletcher (James) France; married, June 24, 1903, to Evalyn S. (Nesbitt) Tome (died 1927; widow of Jacob Tome); married, July 13, 1927, to Tatiana Vladimirovna Dechtereva.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Gerry (1796-1873) — of Shrewsbury, York County, Pa. Born near Rising Sun, Cecil County, Md., August 14, 1796. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1839-43. Died in Shrewsbury, York County, Pa., July 19, 1873 (age 76 years, 339 days). Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Farquhar Hibberd (b. 1816) — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Born near New Market, Frederick County, Md., November 4, 1816. Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd. Physician; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1845-47; went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; mayor of Richmond, Ind., 1875-77. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Hibberd and Rachel (Wright) Hibberd; married, March 30, 1842, to Nancy D. Higgins; married, May 6, 1856, to Catherine Leeds; married, April 20, 1871, to Elizabeth M. Laws.
  Walter Henry Judd (1898-1994) — also known as Walter H. Judd — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Rising City, Butler County, Neb., September 25, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1943-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Mitchellville, Prince George's County, Md., February 13, 1994 (age 95 years, 141 days). Interment at Blue Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
  Relatives: Married 1932 to Miriam Louise Barber.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Walter Koon (b. 1870) — also known as Thomas W. Koon — of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md. Born in Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., November 12, 1870. Son of Walter F. Koon and Laura R. (Suber) Koon. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Cumberland, Md., 1914-32, 1936-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Page (1870-1954) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Panama City, Bay County, Fla. Born in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., September 1, 1870. Son of Henry Page (1841-1913) and Virginia Upshur (Dennis) Page. Physician; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; built and commanded Corregidor Hospital in Philippines, 1898-99; organized U.S. Ambulance Corps, 1917; dean, college of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 1921-25; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1936. Member, American Medical Association. Died May 25, 1954 (age 83 years, 266 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married 1900 to Edith Longfellow Greenleaf (1867-1959). See Page family of Maryland.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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, Cambridge, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Asahel Phelps and Agnes (Houston) Phelps; married, December 25, 1821, to Mary Jacobs (1803-1823); married, November 15, 1824, to Hannah W. White (1806-1890; daughter of David Hall); father of Anna Phelps (who married James Wallace) and Francis Philo Phelps (1830-1904). See Phelps-White-Hall-Houston family of Maryland.
  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, Cambridge, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Philo Phelps (1799-1886) and Hannah (White) Phelps (1806-1890); married 1853 to Mary Springer (died 1860); married, May 7, 1862, to Margaret Tryphena 'Phenie' Houston (1842-1919). See Phelps-White-Hall-Houston family of Maryland.
  Ross Zimmerman Pierpont (b. 1917) — also known as Ross Z. Pierpont — of Baltimore, Md.; Timonium, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Md., September 7, 1917. Son of Edwin L. Pierpont and Ethel (Zimmerman) Pierpont. Republican. Physician; candidate for mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1971; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1986, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1998; candidate in primary for Governor of Maryland, 2002. Methodist. Member, American Medical Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2002.
  Relatives: Married 1942 to Grace Schmidt.
  John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) — also known as John P. Richmond — of Schuyler County, Ill. Born in Middletown, Frederick County, Md., August 11, 1811. Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond. Democrat. Physician; minister; in 1840, he officiated at the first Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841, he delivered the first Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1855-56; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1856; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Schuyler County, 1862; postmaster. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in South Dakota, August 28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17 days). Interment at Tyndall Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond; married 1835 to America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty Gristy.
  Thomas Tillotson (1750-1832) — of Red Hook, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Maryland, 1750. Physician; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1787-88, 1789-90; member of New York state senate Middle District, 1790-99; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1801; secretary of state of New York, 1801-06, 1807-08. Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 5, 1832 (age about 81 years). Entombed at Rhinebeck Reformed Dutch Church, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Livingston (1749-1823; daughter of Robert R. Livingston); father of Robert Livingston Tillotson. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

 

 


 
   
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