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John Archer (1741-1810) —
of Maryland.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., May 5,
1741.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777, 1779-80; served in the
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-07.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., September
28, 1810 (age 69 years, 146
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Robert Harris Archer (1775-1857) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Harford
County, Md.
Born in Harford
County, Md., August
28, 1775.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1800; orphan's court judge in Maryland,
1825-29.
Presbyterian.
Died, of apoplexy,
May
19, 1857 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stevenson Archer (1786-1848) —
of Maryland.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., October
11, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809-10; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1811-17, 1819-21; judge of
Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1817-18; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1823-48; died in office 1848.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., June 26,
1848 (age 61 years, 259
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., June 28,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland
state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); director, Potomac Edison electric
utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., Blue Ridge Fire
Insurance Co.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., November
20, 1939 (age 62 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Armstrong (1847-1905) and Elizabeth Key (Scott)
Armstrong; married, January
25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
18, 1923 |
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William Baird (born c.1895) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Eckhart Mines, Allegany
County, Md., about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1955-64; defeated in primary, 1950, 1952; candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
2, 1922, to Mary H. Martin. |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1957-58 |
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Harry Streett Baldwin (1894-1952) —
also known as H. Streett Baldwin —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.; Hydes, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baldwin, Baltimore
County, Md., August
21, 1894.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1931-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1943-47.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., October
19, 1952 (age 58 years, 59
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Md.
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John Barney (1785-1857) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
18, 1785.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1820-21; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1825-29.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1857 (age 72 years, 8
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Clinton Beall (1813-1867) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., 1813.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1845-46, 1851-54, 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1867
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) —
also known as Frank T. Bow —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, February
20, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
Republican State Central Committee, 1945-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office
1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Pi; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
13, 1972 (age 71 years, 267
days).
Interment at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio.
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Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) —
also known as Jesse D. Bright —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
18, 1812.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Presbyterian.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty
to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote
for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson
Davis.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1875 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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William Emerson Brock III (b. 1930) —
also known as Bill Brock —
of Lookout Mountain, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Maryland.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., November
23, 1930.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1963-71; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1972;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1977-81; U.S. Trade
Representative, 1981-85; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1985-87; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1994; co-chairman, U.S.-Canada Partnership
for Growth.
Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees;
American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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William S. Broomfield (1922-2019) —
also known as Bill Broomfield —
of Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Township, Oakland
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Royal Oak, Oakland
County, Mich., April
28, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; real estate
business; insurance
underwriter; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 4th District,
1949-54; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1955-56; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1957-93 (18th District 1957-73,
19th District 1973-83, 18th District 1983-93).
Methodist;
later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Shriners;
Optimist
Club; Lions; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md., February
20, 2019 (age 96 years, 298
days).
Interment at White
Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Mich.
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Frank Brown (1846-1920) —
also known as "Farmer Frank" —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., August
8, 1846.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1876-78; postmaster at Baltimore,
Md., 1886-90; Governor of
Maryland, 1892-96; president, Baltimore Street
Railway Lines.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
3, 1920 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joshua Clayton (1744-1798) —
of Delaware.
Born in Cecil
County, Md., July 20,
1744.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delaware
state treasurer, 1786-89; President
of Delaware, 1789-92; Governor of
Delaware, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1798; died in office 1798.
Presbyterian.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
11, 1798 (age 54 years, 22
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, New Castle County, Del.; reinterment
at Bethel
Cemetery, Chesapeake City, Md.; cenotaph at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Thomas Clayton (1777-1854) —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Massey, Kent
County, Md., July, 1777.
Lawyer;
member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1802-06, 1810, 1812-13; member of
Delaware
state senate, 1808, 1808, 1821; secretary
of state of Delaware, 1808-10; Delaware
state attorney general, 1810-15; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1815-17; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1824-27, 1837-47; common pleas court judge
in Delaware, 1828; superior court judge in Delaware, 1832.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., August
21, 1854 (age 77 years, 0
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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Jere Cooper (1893-1957) —
of Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 20,
1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1929-57 (9th District 1929-33, 8th
District 1933-43, 9th District 1943-53, 8th District 1953-57); died
in office 1957.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Kappa
Sigma; Maccabees.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 1957 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Dyersburg, Tenn.
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George Washington Covington (1838-1911) —
also known as George W. Covington —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
12, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney for
Pennsylvania Railroad;
director, Delaware Railway
Company; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1911 (age 72 years, 206
days).
Interment at All
Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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John Woodland Crisfield (1806-1897) —
of Maryland.
Born near Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., November
8, 1806.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1847-49, 1861-63 (6th District
1847-49, 1st District 1861-63); delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., January
12, 1897 (age 90 years, 65
days).
Interment at Manokin
Presbyterian Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Charles Noel Crosby (1876-1951) —
also known as Charles N. Crosby —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, September
29, 1876.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 29th District, 1933-39;
defeated, 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., January
26, 1951 (age 74 years, 119
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Austin Lane Crothers (1860-1912) —
also known as Austin L. Crothers —
of West Nottingham, Cecil
County, Md.
Born near Conowingo, Cecil
County, Md., May 17,
1860.
Democrat. Cecil
County State's Attorney, 1891-95; member of Maryland
state senate from Cecil County, 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1908;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1904;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1906; Governor of
Maryland, 1908-12.
Presbyterian.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., May 25,
1912 (age 52 years, 8
days).
Interment at West
Nottingham Meeting House Cemetery, West Nottingham, Md.
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David Davis (1815-1886) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born near Cecilton, Cecil
County, Md., March 9,
1815.
Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1845; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention from McLean County,
1847; state court judge in Illinois, 1848; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1860;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-77; received one electoral
vote for President, 1872;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., June 26,
1886 (age 71 years, 109
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Samuel K. Dennis (b. 1874) —
of Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., September
28, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to Gov. John
Walter Smith, 1900-04; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1915-20; state court judge in Maryland,
1928-36; law
professor.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel K. Dennis and Sally Handy (Crisfield) Dennis; married, June 1,
1911, to Helen Gordon Moore. |
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Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) —
also known as Allen W. Dulles;
"Spymaster" —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 7,
1893.
Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member,
President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY,
1963-64.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Earl (1795-1864) —
of Indiana.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., May 11,
1795.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., February
20, 1864 (age 68 years, 285
days).
Interment at Dayton
Cemetery, Dayton, Ind.
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Norvell William Emerson (1938-1996) —
also known as Bill Emerson —
of De Soto, Jefferson
County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
1, 1938.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1981-96 (10th District 1981-83, 8th
District 1983-96); died in office 1996.
Presbyterian.
Died of lung
cancer, at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1996 (age 58 years, 173
days).
Interment at Hillsboro
Cemetery, Hillsboro, Mo.
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Joshua Fulton Ensor (1834-1907) —
also known as Joshua F. Ensor —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Butler, Baltimore
County, Md., December
12, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
farmer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1890, 1892;
postmaster at Columbia,
S.C., 1897-1907; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Carolina, 1900.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., August
9, 1907 (age 72 years, 240
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
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John Van Lear Findlay (1839-1907) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., December
21, 1839.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1883-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April
19, 1907 (age 67 years, 119
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Irwin France (1873-1939) —
also known as Joseph I. France —
of Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Cameron, Clinton
County, Mo., October
11, 1873.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1905-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1934; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, American Medical
Association; Theta
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Union
League.
Died in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., January
26, 1939 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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John Rankin Franklin (1820-1878) —
also known as John R. Franklin —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born near Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., May 6,
1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1853-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864;
state court judge in Maryland, 1867-78.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., January
11, 1878 (age 57 years, 250
days).
Interment at Makemie
Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Robert Elliott Freer (b. 1896) —
also known as Robert E. Freer —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; Westmoreland Hills, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Madisonville, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
30, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, Federal Trade
Commission, 1935-48; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1939, 1944,
1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Order of
the Coif; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Guy Metcalf Freer and May (Dunlap) Freer; married, October
27, 1919, to Hazel Louise Davis; married, April
12, 1925, to Olive Roberts. |
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882) —
Born in slavery
in New Market, Frederick
County, Md., December
23, 1815.
Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1881-82, died in office 1882.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry. Member, American
Anti-Slavery Society.
On February 12, 1865, was the first
Black person to make a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Died in Liberia,
February
13, 1882 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at Palm Grove Cemetery, Monrovia, Liberia.
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Robert Garrett (b. 1875) —
of Roland Park, Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., June 24,
1875.
Republican. Banker;
candidate for Maryland
state house of delegates, 1903, 1905; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1904, 1906, 1908;
member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Historical Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Harrison Garrett and Alice Dickinson (Whitridge) Garrett;
brother of John
Work Garrett; married, May 1,
1907, to Katharine Barker Johnson. |
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James Albert Gary (1833-1920) —
also known as James A. Gary —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Uncasville, Montville, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1833.
Cotton duck
manufacturer; Whig candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1858; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(member, Resolutions
Committee); Republican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1879; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1880-96; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, Consolidated Gas
Company; president, Citizens National Bank of
Baltimore.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
31, 1920 (age 87 years, 9
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1856 to Lavin
Corrie. |
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William Fell Giles (1807-1879) —
also known as William F. Giles —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Harford
County, Md., April 8,
1807.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1837-39; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1845-47; Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1853-79.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
21, 1879 (age 71 years, 347
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906) —
also known as Arthur P. Gorman —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Woodstock, Howard
County, Md., March
11, 1839.
Democrat. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Maryland, 1866-69;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1870-72; member of Maryland
state senate, 1876-82; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1881-99, 1903-06; died in office 1906;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1884
(alternate), 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1904;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1888.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1906 (age 67 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (1873-1919) —
also known as Arthur P. Gorman, Jr. —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Howard
County, Md., March
27, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1904-10; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1912
(speaker).
Presbyterian.
Died, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., September
3, 1919 (age 46 years, 160
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Henry N. Gorrell (b. 1893) —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Darlington, Harford
County, Md., November
1, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1941-42.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert N. Gorrell and Sallie (Whiteford) Gorrell; married, September
25, 1924, to Virginia E. Johnson. |
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Gilbert Hunton Green (1851-1909) —
also known as Gilbert H. Green —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Prince
William County, Va., August
17, 1851.
Banker;
Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in New
Orleans, La., 1892-1907.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
9, 1909 (age 57 years, 176
days).
Interment at Greenwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Green and Lucinda Irland (Hunton) Green; married, June 4,
1879, to Annie H. Hunton. |
| | | Epitaph: "Thou Wilt Keep Him In Perfect
Peace / Whose Mind Is Stayed On Thee." |
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memorial |
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Francis P. Griffith (b. 1819) —
of Indiana.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
19, 1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863-65.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Palmer Griswold (1893-1954) —
also known as Dwight P. Griswold —
of Gordon, Sheridan
County, Neb.; Scottsbluff, Scotts
Bluff County, Neb.
Born in Harrison, Sioux
County, Neb., November
27, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; newspaper
editor; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1925-29; Governor of
Nebraska, 1941-47; defeated, 1932, 1934; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1952-54; died in office 1954.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April
12, 1954 (age 60 years, 136
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Neb.
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James Black Groome (1838-1893) —
also known as James B. Groome —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., April 4,
1838.
Democrat. Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1872-74; Governor of
Maryland, 1874-76; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1879-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1893 (age 55 years, 184
days).
Interment at Elkton
Presbyterian Cemetery, Elkton, Md.
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Samuel Levin Hall (1797-1862) —
also known as Samuel Hall —
of Indiana.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., June 1,
1797.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1832-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., May 11,
1862 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Warnock
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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William Thomas Hamilton (1820-1888) —
also known as William T. Hamilton —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Boonsboro, Washington
County, Md., September
8, 1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1849-55 (2nd District 1849-53, 5th
District 1853-55); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1869-75; Governor of
Maryland, 1880-84.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., October
26, 1888 (age 68 years, 48
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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Margaret M. Hanna (c.1873-1950) —
of Kansas; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., about 1873.
U.S. Consul in Geneva, 1937-38.
Female.
Presbyterian or Episcopalian.
Died, in Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium,
Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md., March
28, 1950 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edwin Phillips Hanna and Lucretia (Hynes)
Hanna. |
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James Morrison Harris (1817-1898) —
also known as J. Morrison Harris —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
20, 1817.
Whig. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1855-61.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 16,
1898 (age 80 years, 238
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Hugh Steel Hersman (1872-1954) —
also known as Hugh S. Hersman —
of Gilroy, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Port Deposit, Cecil
County, Md., July 8,
1872.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., March 7,
1954 (age 81 years, 242
days).
Interment at West
Nottingham Meeting House Cemetery, West Nottingham, Md.
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (1875-1958) —
also known as Samuel B. Hill; Sam B. Hill —
of Waterville, Douglas
County, Wash.
Born in Franklin, Izard
County, Ark., April 2,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Douglas
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; superior court judge in
Washington, 1917-23; U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 1923-36; defeated,
1922; judge, U.S. Board of Tax Appeals (Tax Court), 1936-53.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March
16, 1958 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Marjorie Sewell Holt (1920-2018) —
also known as Marjorie S. Holt —
of Severna Park, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
17, 1920.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1973-87.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died in Severna Park, Anne
Arundel County, Md., January
6, 2018 (age 97 years, 111
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Herbert Hudnut III (1932-2016) —
also known as William H. Hudnut III —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
17, 1932.
Republican. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1973-75; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-91; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1990; mayor of the town of Chevy Chase, Md.,
2004-06.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 2016 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) —
also known as Harold L. Ickes —
of Hubbard Woods, Cook
County, Ill.; Winnetka, Cook
County, Ill.; Olney, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Frankstown, Blair
County, Pa., March
15, 1874.
Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1933-46; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940,
1944;
newspaper
columnist.
Presbyterian. Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1952 (age 77 years, 325
days).
Interment at Sandy Spring Friends Cemetery, Sandy Spring, Md.
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Isaac Dashiell Jones (1806-1893) —
also known as Isaac D. Jones —
of Maryland.
Born in Somerset County (part now in Wicomico
County), Md., November
1, 1806.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1832-34, 1840-41, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1841-43; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Maryland
state attorney general, 1867-71; state court judge in Maryland,
1877.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 5,
1893 (age 86 years, 246
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Republican. Professional football
player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder
and president,
American Football League Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer,
in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Allan H. Kittleman —
of West Friendship, Howard
County, Md.; Friendship, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Howard County Republican Party, 1992-97; member of Maryland
state senate 9th District, 2004-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 2012.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2012.
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Clarence Dickinson Long Jr. (1908-1994) —
also known as Clarence D. Long —
of Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
11, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1963-85; defeated,
1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md., September
18, 1994 (age 85 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long (1881-1958) —
also known as Breckinridge Long —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.; Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 16,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,
Democratic National Convention, 1916 ; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1920, 1922 (primary); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1933-36.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Historical Association.
Died in Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md., September
26, 1958 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Mackall IV (1745-1807) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., August
14, 1745.
Lawyer;
planter;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1768-71, 1774-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1778-1806.
Anglican;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Calvert
County, Md., 1807
(age about
61 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Calvert County, Md.
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Hector MacLean (1920-2012) —
of Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1920.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
president, Bank of
Lumberton; president, Virginia and Carolina Southern Railroad;
mayor
of Lumberton, N.C., 1949-53; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1961-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lumberton, Robeson
County, N.C., December
7, 2012 (age 92 years, 83
days).
Interment at Meadowbrook
Cemetery, Lumberton, N.C.
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Hiram McCullough (1813-1885) —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born near Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., September
26, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1845-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1865-69; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1880; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., March 4,
1885 (age 71 years, 159
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Elkton, Md.
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James McHenry (1753-1816) —
of Maryland.
Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), November
16, 1753.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland
state senate, 1781-85, 1791-95; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1783-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-89; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1796-1800.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., May 3,
1816 (age 62 years, 169
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Joshua Weldon Miles (1858-1929) —
also known as Joshua W. Miles —
of Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md.
Born near Marion, Somerset
County, Md., December
9, 1858.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1895-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1900
(speaker),
1904
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1912
(speaker),
1924;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for Maryland, 1917-19.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1929 (age 70 years, 85
days).
Interment at Manokin
Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Franklin J. Morton (1833-1919) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
11, 1833.
Consul
for Argentina in Baltimore,
Md., 1901-02.
Presbyterian.
Died, from influenza,
in Baltimore,
Md., February
4, 1919 (age 85 years, 358
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Bennett Morton and Nancy Joy Morton; married to Fannie
Maria Nason. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Wheaton Mott (1883-1945) —
also known as James W. Mott —
of Clatsop
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born near New Washington, Clearfield
County, Pa., November
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1922-26, 1930; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 1st District, 1933-45; defeated in
primary, 1928; died in office 1945.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Sigma
Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
Acacia.
Died in Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., November
12, 1945 (age 62 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at City
View Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958) —
also known as Matthew M. Neely —
of Fairmont, Marion
County, W.Va.
Born in Grove, Doddridge
County, W.Va., November
9, 1874.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; mayor
of Fairmont, W.Va., 1908-10; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1913-21, 1945-47;
defeated, 1920, 1946; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1923-29, 1931-41, 1949-58; defeated,
1928; resigned 1941; defeated, 1942; died in office 1958; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1952,
1956;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1941-45.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Eagles;
Delta
Chi; Phi
Sigma Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, from cancer,
in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
18, 1958 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Fairmont, W.Va.
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Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) —
also known as Gerald P. Nye —
of Cooperstown, Griggs
County, N.Dak.
Born in Hortonville, Outagamie
County, Wis., December
19, 1892.
Newspaper
editor; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,
1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1936.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 17,
1971 (age 78 years, 210
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Henry Page (1841-1913) —
also known as John Woodland Crisfield Jr. —
of Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md.
Born in Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., June 28,
1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Somerset
County State's Attorney, 1870-84; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1891-92; district
judge in Maryland, 1892-1908.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., January
7, 1913 (age 71 years, 193
days).
Interment at Manokin
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Princess Anne, Md.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Edmund Price (b. 1848) —
also known as George E. Price —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Moorefield, Hardy
County, Va. (now W.Va.), November
9, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 12th District, 1883-90; President
of the West Virginia State Senate, 1885-87; vice-president,
Kanawha Banking &
Trust Co.; director, Bouvier-Jaeger Coal Land
Co.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Richard Coale Price and Catharine (Cunningham) Price;
married, June 12,
1878, to Sallie A. Dorsey. |
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John Armfield Proctor (1880-1957) —
also known as John A. Proctor —
of Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va.
Born in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Banker; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Morgan County, 1923-24;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1939-42; chair of
Morgan County Democratic Party, 1940-42.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, W.Va., October
28, 1957 (age 77 years, 1
days).
Interment at Greenway
Cemetery, Berkeley Springs, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Wesley Proctor and Sophia Elizabeth (Spencer) Proctor;
married 1908 to Mary
Edna Brady; married 1914 to Cecil
Alline Speer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Nathaniel Ramsey (1741-1817) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 1,
1741.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1785; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
23, 1817 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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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.
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James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
11, 1809.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Original interment at South
Potomac Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.;
reinterment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
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John Walter Smith (1845-1925) —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
5, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber
business; banker;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1890-98; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1895; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1899-1900; Governor of
Maryland, 1900-04; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1900,
1904,
1912
(speaker),
1916;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1908-21; defeated, 1920; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1920-21.
Presbyterian.
Died April
19, 1925 (age 80 years, 73
days).
Interment at Makemie
Presbyterian Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
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Robert Smith (1757-1842) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
3, 1757.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1793-95; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1796-1800; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1801-09; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1809-11.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
26, 1842 (age 85 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Smith (1752-1839) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 27,
1752.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; shipowner;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1790-92; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1793-1803, 1816-22 (5th District
1793-1801, at-large 1801-03, 5th District 1816-22); U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1803-15, 1822-33; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1835-38.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April
22, 1839 (age 86 years, 269
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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William Smith (1728-1814) —
of Maryland.
Born in Donegal Township, Lancaster
County, Pa., April
12, 1728.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1777-78; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1801-02.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
27, 1814 (age 85 years, 349
days).
Interment at Old
Westminster Graveyard, Baltimore, Md.
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Thomas Ara Spence (1810-1877) —
also known as Thomas A. Spence —
of Maryland.
Born near Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
20, 1810.
Whig. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1835-36, 1838-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1843-45; circuit judge
in Maryland, 1855-65, 1866-67.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1877 (age 67 years, 263
days).
Interment at Makemie
Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Samuel Sterett (1758-1833) —
of Maryland.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1758.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1789; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 12,
1833 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Westminster
Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Henry Stockbridge Jr. (1856-1924) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
18, 1856.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1889-91; state court
judge in Maryland, 1896-1911; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1911-24; died in office 1924.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
22, 1924 (age 67 years, 186
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Timothy Stone (1868-1954) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Stow, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
7, 1868.
Republican. Pastor;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1916,
1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 27,
1954 (age 85 years, 293
days).
Interment at Graceland Memorial Park North, Coral Gables, Fla.
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George Thomas Summerlin (1872-1947) —
also known as George T. Summerlin —
of Rayville, Richland
Parish, La.
Born in Rayville, Richland
Parish, La., November
11, 1872.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Minister to Honduras, 1925-29; Venezuela, 1929-34; Panama, 1935-37.
Presbyterian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 1,
1947 (age 74 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Matawan, N.J., 1915-16, 1921-26; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Albert Conrad Ullman (1914-1986) —
also known as Al Ullman —
of Baker City, Baker
County, Ore.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., March 9,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,
1956
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Oregon 2nd District, 1957-81; defeated, 1954,
1980.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., October
11, 1986 (age 72 years, 216
days).
Interment at Columbia
Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Boyd Utt (1899-1970) —
also known as James B. Utt —
of Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Tustin, Orange
County, Calif., March
11, 1899.
Republican. Appraiser;
lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1933-36; U.S.
Representative from California, 1953-70 (28th District 1953-63,
35th District 1963-70); died in office 1970; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Izaak
Walton League; Lions; Native
Sons of the Golden West; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Suffered a heart
attack during religious
services at a church
in Washington, D.C., and died soon after at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 1,
1970 (age 70 years, 355
days).
Interment at Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, Calif.
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Joshua Van Sant (1803-1884) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Millington, Kent
County, Md., December
31, 1803.
Democrat. Delegate
to Maryland internal improvements convention, 1836; postmaster at
Baltimore,
Md., 1839-41; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1853-55; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1871-75.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., April 8,
1884 (age 80 years, 99
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Edwin Warfield (1848-1920) —
of Howard
County, Md.
Born in Howard
County, Md., May 7,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; Howard
County Register of Wills, 1874-81; member of Maryland
state senate, 1882-86; Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore,
1886-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1896;
Governor
of Maryland, 1904-08.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., March
31, 1920 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Howard County, Md.
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Edwin Hanson Webster (1829-1893) —
also known as Edwin H. Webster —
of Bel Air, Harford
County, Md.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., March
31, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state senate, 1856-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1859-65; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865-69, 1882-86; banker.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., April
24, 1893 (age 64 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Near Churchville, Harford County, Md.
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Charles Anderson Wickliffe (1788-1869) —
also known as Charles A. Wickliffe —
of Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky.
Born near Springfield, Washington
County, Ky., June 8,
1788.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1812-13, 1822-23, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1861-63 (9th District
1823-33, 5th District 1861-63); Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1836-39; Governor of
Kentucky, 1839-40; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1841-45; delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
31, 1869 (age 81 years, 145
days).
Interment at Bardstown
Cemetery, Bardstown, Ky.
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Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) —
also known as Ephraim K. Wilson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born near Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., September
15, 1771.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15,
1817-18, 1820; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., January
2, 1834 (age 62 years, 109
days).
Interment at Makemie
Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) —
also known as Ephraim K. Wilson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., December
22, 1821.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1847; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Maryland; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1891 (age 69 years, 64
days).
Interment at Makemie
Presbyterian Churchyard, Snow Hill, Md.
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Levin Winder (1757-1819) —
of Maryland.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., September
4, 1757.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1789-93, 1806-09; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland; Governor of
Maryland, 1812-16.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., July 1,
1819 (age 61 years, 300
days).
Original interment at First
Presbyterian Church Burial Ground, Baltimore, Md.; reinterment at
a
private or family graveyard, Somerset County, Md.
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William Wirt (1772-1834) —
of Virginia.
Born near Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md., November
8, 1772.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney at the treason trial of Aaron
Burr, 1807; U.S.
Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17; U.S.
Attorney General, 1817-29; Anti-Masonic candidate for President
of the United States, 1832.
Presbyterian. German
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1834 (age 61 years, 102
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Wirt and Henrietta Wirt; married, May 28,
1795, to Mildred 'Millie' Gilmer (niece of John
Walker and Francis
Walker; aunt of Thomas
Walker Gilmer); married, September
7, 1802, to Elizabeth Washington Gamble (sister-in-law of William
Henry Cabell); father of Catherine Gratten Wirt (who married Alexander
Randall); grandfather of John
Wirt Randall; great-grandfather of Hannah
Parker Randall (who married William
Bladen Lowndes). |
| | | Wirt County,
W.Va. is named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Wirt
Adams
— William
Wirt Virgin
— William
Wirt Watkins
— William
Wirt Vaughan
— William
W. Warren
— William
Wirt Culbertson
— William
Wirt Herod
— William
W. Dixon
— William
Wirt Henderson
— William
W. Hastings
— W.
Wirt Courtney
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| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about William Wirt: Gregory Kurt
Glassner, Adopted
Son: The Life, Wit & Wisdom of William Wirt,
1772-1834 |
| | | Image source: The South in the Building
of the Nation (1909) |
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