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Charles Carnan Ridgely (1760-1829) —
also known as Charles Ridgely Carnan; Charles Ridgely of
Hampton —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
6, 1760.
Son of John Carnan and Achsah (Ridgely) Carnan.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1790-95; member of Maryland
state senate, 1796-1800; Governor of
Maryland, 1816-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., July 17,
1829 (age 68 years, 223
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Nicholas Ruxton Moore (1756-1816) —
also known as Nicholas R. Moore —
of Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., July 21,
1756.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1800;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1801-02; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1803-11, 1813-15 (at-large 1803-07,
5th District 1807-11, 1813-15).
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
7, 1816 (age 60 years, 78
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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John Tolley Hood Worthington (1788-1849) —
also known as John T. H. Worthington —
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., November
1, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1822-26, 1836, 1844; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1831-33, 1837-41 (5th District
1831-33, 3rd District 1837-41).
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore
County, Md., April 27,
1849 (age 60 years, 177
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard,
Worthington Valley, Md.
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Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (1843-1918) —
also known as J. Frederick C. Talbott —
of Towson, Baltimore
County, Md.; Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born near Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md., July 29,
1843.
Son of Edward C. Talbott and T. Ellen Talbott.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Baltimore
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1879-85, 1893-95,
1903-18; defeated, 1894, 1900; died in office 1918; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1907-18.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md., October
5, 1918 (age 75 years, 68
days).
Interment at Sherwood Cemetery.
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William Cabell Bruce (1860-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., March 12,
1860.
Son of Charles Bruce and Sarah (Seddon) Bruce.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1894-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1924;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1923-29; defeated, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Recieved a Pulitzer
Prize in 1918 for his book Benjamin Franklin,
Self-Revealed.
Died in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., May 9,
1946 (age 86 years, 58
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Daniel Baugh Brewster (1923-2007) —
also known as Daniel B. Brewster —
of Glyndon, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., November
23, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1951-58; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1959-63; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1963-69; defeated, 1968; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1964;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Indicted
in 1969 on charges
of accepting
an illegal gratuity; after trial, conviction,
and reversal, pleaded no
contest, 1975.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Owings Mills, Baltimore
County, Md., August
19, 2007 (age 83 years, 269
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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William Cattell Trimble (1907-1996) —
also known as William C. Trimble —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Brooklandville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., May 2,
1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Seville, 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, 1959-62.
Died in Brooklandville, Baltimore
County, Md., June 24,
1996 (age 89 years, 53
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Edgar Allan Poe (1871-1961) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., September
15, 1871.
Son of John
Prentiss Poe and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe.
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1911-15.
Died in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
29, 1961 (age 90 years, 75
days).
Interment at St. Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849; poet and author); son of
John
Prentiss Poe and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe; married to Annye T.
McCay (died 1928) and Marie Louise McIlhenny. |
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Harrison L. Winter (1921-1990) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 18,
1921.
U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1961-66; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1966-90.
Died April 10,
1990 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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John Marshall Butler (1897-1978) —
also known as John M. Butler —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 21,
1897.
Son of John Harvey Butler and Eunice West (Riddle) Butler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1952,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member,
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1955.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Rocky Mount, Nash
County, N.C., March 14,
1978 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Theodore Marburg (1862-1946) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 10,
1862.
Son of William A. Marburg and Christine (Munder) Marburg.
U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1912-14.
Member, American
Economic Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Vancouver, British
Columbia, March 3,
1946 (age 83 years, 236
days).
Entombed at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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John Charles Linthicum (1867-1932) —
also known as J. Charles Linthicum —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Linthicum Heights, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
26, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1904; member of Maryland
state senate, 1906-10; candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1907; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1911-32; died in
office 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
5, 1932 (age 64 years, 314
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Eli Jones Henkle (1828-1893) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., November
24, 1828.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1864, 1872-74; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864; member of Maryland
state senate, 1867-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1875-81.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
1, 1893 (age 64 years, 342
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Oscar Leser (b. 1870) —
of Maryland.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
16, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Felix Agnus (1839-1925) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Lyon, France,
July
4, 1839.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1896,
1908,
1916.
Died October
31, 1925 (age 86 years, 119
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid Ridge Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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William Frederick Broening (1870-1953) —
also known as William F. Broening —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 2,
1870.
Son of Henry Jacob Broening and Catherine (Petri) Broening.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1902; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1919-23, 1927-31; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1930.
Lutheran.
Member, Moose; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died October
12, 1953 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Phelps (1833-1908) —
also known as Charles E. Phelps —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., May 1,
1833.
Son of John Phelps (1777-1849) and Almira (Hart) Phelps (1793-1884).
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1865-69; municipal
judge in Maryland, 1882-1908.
Episcopalian.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1898 for action at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1908 (age 75 years, 240
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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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.
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Linwood Leon Clark (1876-1965) —
also known as Linwood L. Clark —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Aberdeen, Harford
County, Md., March 21,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1929-31; defeated,
1926, 1930; circuit judge in Maryland, 1935-38.
Methodist.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
18, 1965 (age 89 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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