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St. Mary's County
Maryland

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Mary's County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Laurel Grove Summerseat Cemetery Leonardtown St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Cemetery Mechanicsville All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery Private or family graveyards St. Mary's County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   George Plater (1735-1792) — of Maryland. Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., November 8, 1735. Lawyer; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Maryland state senate, 1777-90; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1778-80; delegate to Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1789 (did not vote); Governor of Maryland, 1791-92; died in office 1792. Anglican. Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., February 10, 1792 (age 56 years, 94 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of George Bowles Plater and Rebecca (Addison) Plater; married, December 5, 1762, to Hannah Lee; married, July 17, 1764, to Elizabeth Anne Rousby; father of Rebecca Plater (who married Uriah Forrest), Thomas Plater and Ann Plater (who married Philip Barton Key).   Political family: Pendleton #1 family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Thomas (1785-1845) — of Maryland. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., March 11, 1785. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1821; member of Maryland state senate, 1824-30; Governor of Maryland, 1833-36. Episcopalian. Died in St. Mary's County, Md., December 25, 1845 (age 60 years, 289 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of William Thomas and Catherine (Boarman) Thomas; married to Elizabeth Coates.   See also National Governors Association biography   Benjamin Gwinn Harris (1805-1895) — also known as Benjamin G. Harris — of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. Born near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., December 13, 1805. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1832-33, 1836, 1849, 1856, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1863-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864. Tried and convicted of harboring Confederate soldiers; sentenced to three years' imprisonment; sentence remitted by President Johnson. Slaveowner. Died near Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., April 4, 1895 (age 89 years, 112 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Summerseat Cemetery Laurel Grove, St. Mary's County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   Clement F. Dorsey (1778-1846) — of Chaptico, St. Mary's County, Md. Born in Anne Arundel County, Md., 1778. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1807-13, 1818-19, 1821-23; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Maryland state senate, 1816-18; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1825-31; district judge in Maryland, 1832-46. Slaveowner. Died while holding court session, Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., August 8, 1846 (age about 68 years). Interment at Summerseat Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Dorsey and Mary (Hammond) Dorsey; married, December 12, 1799, to Priscilla Hebb; married to Dicandia Ireland; first cousin once removed of Andrew Dorsey; first cousin thrice removed of Eli Huston Brown Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Albin Owings Jr. and Eli Huston Brown III; first cousin five times removed of Leonard Franklin Poffenbarger; first cousin six times removed of John T. Poffenbarger; second cousin once removed of George Madison; second cousin twice removed of Alexander Warfield Dorsey; third cousin of James Madison, Daniel Dorsey, William Taylor Madison and Thomas Beale Dorsey; third cousin once removed of Caleb Dorsey; third cousin twice removed of Henry Gaines Johnson, David Shelby Walker, Joseph Henry Pendleton and George Riggs Gaither Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of James David Walker, William Barret Pendleton, David Shelby Walker Jr., John Overton Pendleton and Bickerton Lyle Winston; fourth cousin of Richard Ridgely.   Political family: Dorsey family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Cemetery Leonardtown Road Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland Founded 1910 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Enoch Booth Abell (1855-1924) — also known as Enoch B. Abell — of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. Born December 13, 1855. Republican. Newspaper editor; St. Mary's County Circuit Court Clerk, 1897-1921; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1900, 1912 (alternate). Died December 13, 1924 (age 69 years, 0 days). Interment at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James F. Abell and Maria J. (Nuthall) Abell.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County, Maryland Politicians buried here:   Paul Jacob Bailey (1905-1994) — also known as Paul J. Bailey — of Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., October 30, 1905. Republican. Musician; lawyer; farmer; theater owner; member of Maryland Republican State Central Committee, 1935-39; member of Maryland state senate, 1946-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1956. Member, Sigma Nu Phi. Died November 30, 1994 (age 89 years, 31 days). Interment at All Faith Episcopal Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charles Henry Bailey and Lillian (Alwine) Bailey; married to Verna (Putnam) Virts.   Epitaph: "STATE SENationalOR, CONSERVATOR, SERVANT AND FRIEND OF ST. MARY's CountyNTY AND MARYLAND -- RETURN UNTO THY REstate, O MY SOUL, FOR THE LOrder HATH DEALT BOUNTIFULLY WITH THEE."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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