The Political Graveyard: McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland

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McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland

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Louis McLane (1786-1857) — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del.; Maryland. Born in Smyrna, Kent County, Del., May 28, 1786. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1817-27; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1827-29; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1829-31, 1845-46; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1831-33; U.S. Secretary of State, 1833-34; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 7, 1857 (age 71 years, 132 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

		Relatives: Son of Allen McLane and Rebecca (Wells) McLane; married 1812 to Catherine Mary Milligan; father of Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) and Lydia McLane (who married Joseph Eggleston Johnston); grandfather of Robert Milligan McLane (1867-1904).
		Political family: McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier

Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891) — also known as Joseph E. Johnston — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Richmond, Va. Born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., February 3, 1807. Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1879-81. Died March 21, 1891 (age 84 years, 46 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

		Relatives: Brother of Charles Clement Johnston; married to Lydia McLane (daughter of Louis McLane); uncle of John Warfield Johnston and Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes); granduncle of Robert Morton Hughes.
		Political families: Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Johnston-Floyd family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier

Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898) — also known as Robert M. McLane — of Baltimore, Md.; Paris, France. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., June 23, 1815. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1845; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1847-51, 1879-83; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1852-56; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to China, 1854; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1859-60; France, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876 (speaker); member of Maryland state senate, 1878-80; Governor of Maryland, 1884-85. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Paris, France, April 16, 1898 (age 82 years, 297 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

		Relatives: Son of Louis McLane and Catherine Mary (Milligan) McLane; married to Georgine Urquhart; uncle of Robert Milligan McLane (1867-1904).
		Political family: McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial

Robert Milligan McLane (1867-1904) — also known as Robert M. McLane — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 30, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1903-04; died in office 1904. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in Baltimore, Md., May 30, 1904 (age 36 years, 182 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.

		Relatives: Son of James Latimer McLane and Fanny (King) McLane; married, May 14, 1904, to Mary (Lusby) Van Bibber; nephew of Robert Milligan McLane (1815-1898); grandson of Louis McLane.
		Political family: McLane family of Baltimore, Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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