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Politician members in Maryland

  John C. Barrett (d. 1973) — of South Omaha (now part of Omaha), Douglas County, Neb. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives 10th District, 1915. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Delta Theta Phi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 27, 1973. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
  Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (1903-1987) — also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 1, 1903. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1958. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Baltimore, Md., August 23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas D'Alesandro and Mary Ann (Foppiano) D'Alesandro; married, September 30, 1928, to Annunciata M. Lombardi; father of Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro III and Nancy Pelosi (who married Paul Francis Pelosi); grandfather of Christine Pelosi.
  Political family: Pelosi-D'Alesandro family of San Francisco, California.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Martin Patrick Durkin (1894-1955) — Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 18, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1953. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Washington, D.C., November 13, 1955 (age 61 years, 240 days). Burial location unknown.
  Bernard Joseph Flynn (1888-1971) — also known as Bernard J. Flynn — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 10, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1934-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Knights of Columbus; American Judicature Society; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Order of Alhambra. Suffered a concussion and skull fracture in an accidental fall at his home, and died eleven days later at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md., September 15, 1971 (age 83 years, 217 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Flynn and Mary (McGann) Flynn; married, August 31, 1937, to Teresa Margaret Berger.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Alexander Giannetti Jr. (b. 1964) — also known as John A. Giannetti, Jr. — of Laurel, Prince George's County, Md. Born, in a hospital, at Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, N.C., June 9, 1964. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 13-B, 1999-2003; defeated, 1994; member of Maryland state senate 21st District, 2003-. Catholic. Italian, Irish, and American Indian ancestry. Member, Chi Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Jaycees; Sons of Italy; Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Son of John A. Giannetti Sr..
  Joseph Harold Grady (b. 1917) — also known as J. Harold Grady — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pa., February 27, 1917. Mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1959-62; state court judge in Maryland, 1962. Catholic. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Columbus. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Leo E. Green — of Bowie, Prince George's County, Md. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Bowie, Md., 1968-72; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1976; member of Maryland state senate 23rd District, 1983-. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; Lions; Elks; Purple Heart. Still living as of 2002.
  Andrew Peter Harris (b. 1957) — also known as Andy Harris — of Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1957. Republican. Physician; anesthesiologist; served in the U.S. Navy during the Gulf War; member of Maryland state senate, 1999-2010 (9th District 1999-2002, 7th District 2003-10); delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 2011-. Catholic. Hungarian and Polish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) — also known as Melvin J. Maas — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., May 14, 1898. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance business; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45; defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Catholic. Member, Military Order of the World Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Woodmen; Moose; Eagles. Stricken with total blindness in August 1951. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas; married, October 9, 1920, to Katherine Bole; married, December 1, 1934, to Katherine Endress.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph A. Mattingly (1916-1999) — of St. Mary's County, Md. Born in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., January 2, 1916. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1946-50; member of Maryland state senate, 1954-58; circuit judge in Maryland, 1972-86. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions. Died in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Md., December 28, 1999 (age 83 years, 360 days). Burial location unknown.
  Raymond Thomas Nagle (1897-1950) — also known as Raymond T. Nagle; Ray Nagle — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Born in Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont., June 2, 1897. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1925-30; Montana state attorney general, 1933-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Knights of Columbus; American Bar Association; Phi Sigma Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from periarteritis nodosa, in Brookmont, Montgomery County, Md., March 6, 1950 (age 52 years, 277 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Patrick Nagle and Mary Ann (Toole) Nagle; married, October 5, 1925, to Margaret Ann Walsh.
  Thomas Joseph O'Brien (1878-1964) — also known as Thomas J. O'Brien; "Blind Tom" — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 30, 1878. Democrat. Accountant; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1907-10, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1933-39, 1943-64; died in office 1964; arrested in a police raid on a gambling establishment, 1935; Cook County Sheriff, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 14, 1964 (age 85 years, 350 days). Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas O'Brien and Mary (Murphy) O'Brien; married, July 15, 1920, to Nettie Kaufer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Herbert Romulus O'Conor (1896-1960) — also known as Herbert R. O'Conor — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 17, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Maryland state attorney general, 1934-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1944 (speaker), 1948 (chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1952; Governor of Maryland, 1939-47; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1947-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Kappa Sigma; Knights of Columbus. Died in Baltimore, Md., March 4, 1960 (age 63 years, 108 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James P. A. O'Conor and Mary A. (Galvin) O'Conor; married, November 24, 1920, to M. Eugenia Byrnes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Charles Melvin Price (1905-1988) — also known as Melvin Price — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., January 1, 1905. Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Edwin M. Schaefer, 1933-43; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1945-88 (22nd District 1945-49, 25th District 1949-53, 24th District 1953-73, 23rd District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-88); died in office 1988. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Amvets; Knights of Columbus; Moose; Eagles; Elks; Ancient Order of Hibernians. Died in Camp Springs, Prince George's County, Md., April 22, 1988 (age 83 years, 112 days). Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Prospero Schiaffino (1846-1910) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Camoglia, Italy, October 17, 1846. Shipbroker; steamship agent; Consular Agent for Italy in Baltimore, Md., 1890-1907; Vice-Consul for Spain in Baltimore, Md., 1896-98, 1900-07. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Walbrook, Baltimore, Md., November 12, 1910 (age 64 years, 26 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John George Schmitz (1930-2001) — also known as John G. Schmitz — of California. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 12, 1930. Member of California state senate, 1965-70, 1979; U.S. Representative from California 35th District, 1970-73; defeated in Republican primary, 1972, 1976, 1984; American Independent candidate for President of the United States, 1972; reprimanded by the California Senate in 1982 over a press release issued by his office, which characterized a critic and her supporters with crude slurs; candidate in Republican primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1982. Catholic. Member, Young Americans for Freedom; John Birch Society; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra; Toastmasters. Died, of prostate cancer, in the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 10, 2001 (age 70 years, 151 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Father of Mary Kay LeTourneau.
  Campaign slogan: "When you're out of Schmitz, you're out of gear."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
T. Herbert Shriver Thomas Herbert Shriver (1846-1916) — also known as T. Herbert Shriver — of Union Mills, Carroll County, Md. Born in Union Mills, Carroll County, Md., February 19, 1846. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; co-owner, later president, of the B. F. Shriver Company, canners of fruits and vegetables; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland state senate, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1908. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died in Union Mills, Carroll County, Md., December 31, 1916 (age 70 years, 316 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
  Relatives: Son of William Shriver and Margaret Josephine (Owings) Shriver; married, February 16, 1880, to Elizabeth R. Lawson; grandfather of Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.; great-grandfather of Mark Kennedy Shriver.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Men of Mark in Maryland (1912)
  James T. Smith Jr. (b. 1942) — also known as Jim Smith — of Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, Md., February 8, 1942. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Maryland, 1985-2001; Baltimore County Executive, 2002-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Jaycees. Still living as of 2006.
  Michael S. Steele (b. 1958) — of Largo, Prince George's County, Md. Born in Prince George's County, Md., October 19, 1958. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Prince George's County Republican Party, 1994-2000; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1996 (alternate), 2000, 2004; candidate for Maryland state comptroller, 1998; Maryland Republican state chair, 2000-02; Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, 2003-. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Knights of Columbus; Tau Epsilon Phi. Still living as of 2014.
  See also NNDB dossier
  William Concannon Walsh (1890-1975) — also known as William C. Walsh — of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., April 2, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in Maryland, 1921-26; chair of Allegany County Democratic Party, 1922-24; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1964; Maryland state insurance commissioner, 1931-35; Maryland state attorney general, 1938-45; member board of directors, Allegany Hospital. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., June 17, 1975 (age 85 years, 76 days). Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Cumberland, Md.
  Relatives: Son of William Edward Walsh and Mary C. (Concannon) Walsh; married, June 1, 1929, to Sarah Elizabeth Nee; grandson of William Walsh.
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