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College and University President Politicians in Maryland

Robert Jefferson Breckinridge (1800-1871) — Born near Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., March 8, 1800. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1825-28; ordained minister; president, Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College), 1845-47; Kentucky superintendent of public instruction, 1849-53; candidate for delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., December 22, 1871 (age 71 years, 289 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.   Relatives: Son of John Breckinridge and Mary Hopkins (Cabell) Breckinridge; brother of Letitia Preston Breckinridge (who married Peter Buell Porter and Alfred William Grayson) and Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); married, March 11, 1823, to Ann Sophronisba Preston; married, April 1, 1847, to Virginia Hart Shelby; married, November 5, 1868, to Margaret F. White; father of Robert Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William Campbell Preston Breckinridge; uncle of John Cabell Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1827-1864); grandfather of Levin Irving Handy, Desha Breckinridge and Henry Skillman Breckinridge; grandnephew of William Preston and William Cabell; granduncle of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1844-1906), Clifton Rodes Breckinridge and Peter Augustus Porter (1853-1925); first cousin of James Douglas Breckinridge and Benjamin William Sheridan Cabell; first cousin once removed of William Cabell Jr., William Henry Cabell, James Patton Preston, Carter Henry Harrison, William Lewis Cabell, George Craighead Cabell and John Breckinridge Castleman; first cousin twice removed of Benjamin Earl Cabell and Carter Henry Harrison II; first cousin thrice removed of Earle Cabell; second cousin of William Campbell Preston, James McDowell, Frederick Mortimer Cabell, John Buchanan Floyd, John Smith Preston, George Rogers Clark Floyd and Edward Carrington Cabell; second cousin once removed of John William Leftwich.   Political families: Cabell-Breckinridge family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardson family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) — also known as Harry C. Byrd; Curley Byrd — Born in Crisfield, Somerset County, Md., February 12, 1889. Democrat. Athletic coach; president, University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1966. Member, Moose; Rotary. Died, from heart disease, in the University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, Md., October 2, 1970 (age 81 years, 232 days). Interment at Asbury Cemetery, Crisfield, Md.   Relatives: Son of William Franklin Byrd and Sallie May Byrd; married 1912 to Katherine Dunlop Turnbull.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Milton Stover Eisenhower (1899-1985) — also known as Milton S. Eisenhower — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Abilene, Dickinson County, Kan., September 15, 1899. Republican. Newspaper reporter; university professor; U.S. Vice Consul in Edinburgh, 1924-26; president of Kansas State University, 1943-50; Pennsylvania State University, 1950-56; and Johns Hopkins University, 1956-67 and 1971-72; director for railroads; trustee for hospitals; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964; Independent candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1980. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Zeta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Sigma Pi. Died, of cancer, in Baltimore, Md., May 2, 1985 (age 85 years, 229 days). Interment at Centre County Memorial Park, State College, Pa.   Relatives: Son of Ida Elizabeth (Stover) Eisenhower and David Jacob Eisenhower; brother of Dwight David Eisenhower (who married Mary Geneva Doud); married, October 12, 1927, to Helen Elsie Eakin; uncle of John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower.   Political family: Eisenhower family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) — also known as George R. Grose — of Leicester, Worcester County, Mass.; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex County, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Greencastle, Putnam County, Ind.; Peiping (Beijing), China; Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Nicholas County, W.Va., July 14, 1869. Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; president, DePauw University, 1912-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29; religious editor, Pasadena Star-News. Methodist. Died in Altadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., May 6, 1953 (age 83 years, 296 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Dixon Grose and Mary Estaline (Harrah) Grose; married, June 28, 1894, to Lucy Dickerson.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edwin Freemont Ladd (1859-1925) — also known as Edwin F. Ladd — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Starks, Somerset County, Maine, December 13, 1859. Republican. Chemist; college professor; president, North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University), 1916-21; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1921-25; died in office 1925. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., June 22, 1925 (age 65 years, 191 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of John Ladd and Rosilla (Locke) Ladd; married, August 16, 1893, to Rizpah Sprogle.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Henry Purnell (1826-1902) — also known as William H. Purnell — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Worcester County, Md., February 3, 1826. Republican. Lawyer; Maryland state comptroller, 1856-61; resigned 1861; postmaster at Baltimore, Md., 1861-66; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; college professor; president, Delaware College, 1870-85. Died March 30, 1902 (age 76 years, 55 days). Interment somewhere in Annapolis, Md.   Relatives: Son of Moses Purnell and Maria (Bowen) Purnell; married, June 13, 1849, to Margaret Neill Martin.   See also Wikipedia article   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.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson; married, May 16, 1899, to Florence Day.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Amos Walter Wright Woodcock (1883-1964) — also known as Amos W. W. Woodcock — of Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md. Born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., 1883. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1920 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); U.S. Attorney for Maryland, 1927-31; director, U.S. Bureau of Prohibition, 1930-33; president, St. John's College, Annapolis, 1934-37. Died in 1964 (age about 81 years). Interment at Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Md.

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