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Lawyer Politicians in Maryland, Q-R

  James Michael Quigley (1918-2011) — also known as James M. Quigley — of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pa.; Kensington, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland County, Pa., March 30, 1918. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1955-57, 1959-61; defeated, 1956, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960 (alternate), 1964. Died in Washington, D.C., December 15, 2011 (age 93 years, 260 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) — also known as George L. Radcliffe — of Baltimore, Md. Born near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., August 22, 1877. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in Baltimore, Md., July 29, 1974 (age 96 years, 341 days). Interment at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
  Relatives: Son of John Anthony LeCompte Radcliffe and Sophie Delila (Travers) Radcliffe; brother of Thomas Broome Travers Radcliffe; married, June 6, 1906, to Mary McKim Marriott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jackson Harvey Ralston (b. 1857) — also known as Jackson H. Ralston — of Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Md.; Sherwood Forest, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., February 6, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Harvey Ralston and Harriet N. (Jackson) Ralston; married, June 1, 1887, to Sarah B. Rankin.
  Daniel Richard Randall (b. 1864) — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md.; Baltimore, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., December 25, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; Anne Arundel County State's Attorney, 1900-04; chair of Anne Arundel County Republican Party, 1907-09; postmaster at Annapolis, Md., 1909-14. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Phi Kappa Psi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Randall and Elizabeth P. (Blanchard) Randall; married, April 20, 1892, to Elizabeth W. Harding.
  John Wirt Randall (1845-1912) — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., March 6, 1845. Lawyer; banker; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1884-85; member of Maryland state senate, 1888-90, 1896-98. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Roland Park, Baltimore, Md., August 16, 1912 (age 67 years, 163 days). Interment at St. Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Randall and Catherine Gratten (Wirt) Randall; married, June 12, 1879, to Hannah Parker Parrott; father of Hannah Parker Randall (who married William Bladen Lowndes); grandson of William Wirt; first cousin once removed of Edward Carrington Cabell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jamin Ben Raskin (b. 1962) — also known as Jamie Raskin — of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Washington, D.C., December 13, 1962. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 2004; member of Maryland state senate, 2007-16; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2008; U.S. Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2017-. Jewish. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus Raskin and Barbara (Bellman) Raskin; married to Sarah Bloom.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (b. 1970) — also known as Stephanie C. Rawlings — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., March 17, 1970. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 2010-. Female. African ancestry. Member, Federal Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Howard Peters Rawlings; married to Kent V. Blake.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: City of Baltimore
  Isidor Rayner (1850-1912) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 11, 1850. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1878-80; member of Maryland state senate, 1886-87; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1887-89, 1891-95; Maryland state attorney general, 1899-1903; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1905-12; died in office 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1912 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker). Jewish. Died in Washington, D.C., November 25, 1912 (age 62 years, 228 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Solomon Rayner and Amalie (Jacobson) Rayner; married 1871 to Frances Jane Bevan.
  Cross-reference: Thomas H. Bevan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  George Read (1733-1798) — of New Castle, New Castle County, Del. Born near North East, Cecil County, Md., September 18, 1733. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Delaware state legislative council from New Castle County, 1776-79, 1782-83; President of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware house of assembly, 1779-80; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in New Castle, New Castle County, Del., September 21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3 days). Interment at Immanuel Churchyard, New Castle, Del.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning Bedford), George Read II and John Read (1769-1854); grandfather of George Read III and John Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John Meredith Read Jr..
  Political family: Read family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS George Read (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Brazilla Carroll Reece (1889-1961) — also known as B. Carroll Reece — of Butler, Johnson County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Born in a log cabin near Butler, Johnson County, Tenn., December 22, 1889. Republican. School teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1921-31, 1933-47, 1951-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1932, 1936, 1944, 1948 (speaker), 1956, 1960; member of Republican National Committee from Tennessee, 1939-40; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1946-48; candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1948; Tennessee Republican state chair, 1958. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Economic Association; American Statistical Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Sigma Pi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., March 19, 1961 (age 71 years, 87 days). Interment at Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
  Relatives: Son of John Isaac Reece and Sarah E. (Maples) Reece; married, October 30, 1923, to Louise Goff (daughter of Guy Despard Goff).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  John Richard Reilly (b. 1928) — also known as John R. Reilly — of Illinois; Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, June 24, 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1964-67. Catholic. Still living as of 1967.
  Relatives: Son of William Raphael Reilly and Stella (Vogenthaler) Reilly; married, January 17, 1953, to Susan Loosbrock.
  John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) — also known as John M. Richardson — of Delaware. Born in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Md., February 10, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928. Episcopalian. Died in Georgetown, Sussex County, Del., August 4, 1930 (age 72 years, 175 days). Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Del.
  Relatives: Brother-in-law of Henry Virden Lyons; great-grandson-in-law of Caleb Rodney.
  Political family: Rodney family of Delaware (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Richard Ridgely (1755-1824) — of Maryland. Born in Anne Arundel County, Md., August 3, 1755. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784-85; member of Maryland state senate, 1786-91; state court judge in Maryland, 1811. Died in Howard County, Md., February 25, 1824 (age 68 years, 206 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Howard County, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Greenberry Ridgely and Lucy (Stringer) Ridgely; married to Elizabeth Dorsey; great-granduncle of Benjamin H. Ridgely; first cousin of Daniel Dorsey; first cousin once removed of Andrew Dorsey; second cousin four times removed of Albin Owings Jr. and Eli Huston Brown Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Eli Huston Brown III; third cousin of Alexander Warfield and Thomas Beale Dorsey; third cousin once removed of Caleb Dorsey; third cousin twice removed of Richard Yates (1815-1873), Alexander Warfield Dorsey and George Riggs Gaither Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Richard Yates (1860-1936); fourth cousin of Clement F. Dorsey.
  Political families: Dorsey-Poffenbarger family of Maryland; Maull family of Lewes, Delaware (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Irving Rinaker (1830-1915) — also known as John I. Rinaker — of Carlinville, Macoupin County, Ill. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 1, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1876, 1884; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1895-97. Died in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., January 15, 1915 (age 84 years, 75 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Carlinville, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, October 16, 1855, to Clarissa Keplinger; father of Thomas Rinaker and Samuel Rinaker; grandfather of Thomas Kelly Rinaker.
  Political family: Rinaker family of Carlinville, Illinois.
  Epitaph: "Lawyer - Soldier - Citizen."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Albert Ritchie Albert Ritchie (1834-1903) — Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., September 7, 1834. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1888; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1892-1903. Died, in the Massasoit House hotel, Narragansett Pier, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I., September 14, 1903 (age 69 years, 7 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Caskie Cabell; father of Albert Cabell Ritchie.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Baltimore Sun, September 15, 1903
  Albert Cabell Ritchie (1876-1936) — also known as Albert C. Ritchie — of Baltimore, Md.; Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Richmond, Va., August 29, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1924, 1928; Governor of Maryland, 1920-35; defeated, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Phi. Died, of a parlytic stroke, in Baltimore, Md., February 24, 1936 (age 59 years, 179 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Ritchie and Elizabeth Caskie (Cabell) Ritchie; married 1907 to Elizabeth Catherine Baker.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Albert C. Ritchie (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; scrapped 1973) was named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Ritchie (1831-1887) — of Maryland. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., August 12, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1871-73; defeated, 1872; circuit judge in Maryland, 1881-87; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1881-87. Episcopalian. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., October 27, 1887 (age 56 years, 76 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Boyle Roberts (1842-1899) — also known as Charles B. Roberts — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Born in Uniontown, Carroll County, Md., April 19, 1842. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1880; Maryland state attorney general, 1883-87; district judge in Maryland, 1891; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1892-99. Catholic. Died in Westminster, Carroll County, Md., September 10, 1899 (age 57 years, 144 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Westminster, Md.
  Relatives: Son of John Roberts and Catharine A. Roberts; married to Annie E. Mathias.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Allison Roberts (1912-1989) — also known as Kenneth A. Roberts — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Piedmont, Calhoun County, Ala., November 1, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate; elected 1942; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1951-65 (4th District 1951-63, at-large 1963-65); defeated, 1964; shot and wounded in an attack on the U.S. House by Puerto Rican nationalists, 1954. Baptist. Member, Lions; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Woodmen; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Potomac, Montgomery County, Md., May 9, 1989 (age 76 years, 189 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1953, to Margaret Hamilton McMillan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) — also known as William P. Rogers — Born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 23, 1913. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S. Secretary of State, 1969-73. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1973. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 2, 2001 (age 87 years, 193 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  John Carter Rose (1861-1927) — also known as John C. Rose — of Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Md., April 27, 1861. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1898-1910; U.S. District Judge for Maryland, 1910-22; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1922-27; died in office 1927. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., March 26, 1927 (age 65 years, 333 days). Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Harvey Beatson.
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Carter Rose (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic Ocean, 1942) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Albert Ruppersberger III (b. 1946) — also known as C. A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger — of Baltimore, Md.; Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., January 31, 1946. Democrat. Lawyer; Baltimore County Executive, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2003-. Methodist. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Albert Ruppersberger Jr..
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Charles Wells Russell (1818-1867) — also known as Charles W. Russell — of Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.); Baltimore, Md. Born in Sistersville, Tyler County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 22, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died November 22, 1867 (age 49 years, 123 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md.
  William Fitts Ryan (1922-1972) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., June 28, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1961-72; died in office 1972; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1965; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. First member of the U.S. House to speak out against the Vietnam War. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1972 (age 50 years, 81 days). Interment at St. Thomas Church Cemetery, Croom, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Bernard Ryan, Sr.; married to Priscilla Marbury Ryan; grandson of William Cochrane Fitts.
  Political family: Ryan family of Albion and New York City, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
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