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Christian Reformed Politicians in Maryland
(Christian Reformed Church;
Reformed Church in America;
Dutch Reformed Church)

T. Franklin Bayer (b. 1863) — also known as T. Frank Bayer — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md.; Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pa., April 1, 1863. Republican. Wholesale grocer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Christian Reformed. German ancestry. Member, Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John N. Bayer and Mary E. (Miller) Bayer; married, December 4, 1885, to Elizabeth M. Barnhart; married, November 30, 1892, to Mary E. Shaffer.   Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) — Born in Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pa., June 25, 1747. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-96 (at-large 1789-93, 4th District 1793-95, 5th District 1795-96); U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-04; died in office 1804. Christian Reformed. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., March 7, 1804 (age 56 years, 256 days). Interment at Zion Reformed Graveyard, Hagerstown, Md.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Hiester (1713-1795) and Catharina (Shuler) Hiester; brother of John Hiester; married 1770 to Rosanna Hager; uncle of Daniel Hiester (1774-1834) and William Hiester; granduncle of Daniel Robeadeau Clymer, Isaac Ellmaker Hiester and Hiester Clymer; third great-granduncle of Edward Brooke Lee; fourth great-granduncle of Blair Lee III and Edward Brooke Lee Jr.; first cousin of Joseph Hiester; first cousin twice removed of Henry Augustus Muhlenberg; first cousin four times removed of Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg and Hiester Henry Muhlenberg.   Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Muhlenberg-Hiester family of Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David John Markey (b. 1882) — also known as D. John Markey — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md.; Walkersville, Frederick County, Md. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., October 7, 1882. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1946. Christian Reformed. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.   Clayton H. Ranck — of Baltimore, Md. Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912. Christian Reformed. Burial location unknown.   Edward Oscar Weant (1869-1930) — also known as E. O. Weant — of Westminster, Carroll County, Md. Born in Carroll County, Md., November 28, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Carroll County State's Attorney, 1900-04, 1909-13; attorney or director for several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died June 28, 1930 (age 60 years, 212 days). Interment at Westminster Cemetery, Westminster, Md.   Relatives: Son of John Washington Weant and Hannah E. (Miller) Weant; married, April 6, 1905, to Virginia Shaw; father of Edward Oscar Weant Jr..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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