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Mathias-Bradford family of Frederick, Maryland

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  Charles McCurdy Mathias (b. 1886) — also known as Charles M. Mathias — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 16, 1886. Republican. Banker; treasurer and director, Frederick Iron and Steel Co.; director, Staley Motor Co.; secretary and director, Frederick Hotel Co.; director, Peoples Fire Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John P. T. Mathias and Elizabeth A. (McCurdy) Mathias; married to Theresa McElfresh Trail; father of Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr. (1922-2010).
  Political family: Mathias-Bradford family of Frederick, Maryland.
  Robert Fiske Bradford (1902-1983) — also known as Robert F. Bradford — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 15, 1902. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President), 1956, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; Governor of Massachusetts, 1947-49; defeated, 1948. Died March 18, 1983 (age 80 years, 93 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Anne Hickling Bradford (who married Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr. (1922-2010)).
  Political family: Mathias-Bradford family of Frederick, Maryland.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr. (1922-2010) — also known as Charles McC. Mathias; Mac Mathias — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., July 24, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1956 (alternate), 1972; member of Maryland state house of delegates from Frederick County, 1959-60; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1961-69; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1969-87. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society of the Cincinnati. Died, from complications of Parkinson's disease, in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., January 25, 2010 (age 87 years, 185 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Charles McCurdy Mathias (1886-?) and Theresa McElfresh (Trail) Mathias; married, November 8, 1958, to Anne Hickling Bradford (daughter of Robert Fiske Bradford).
  Political family: Mathias-Bradford family of Frederick, Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
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