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James Alfred Pearce (1805-1862) —
also known as James A. Pearce —
of Chestertown, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., December
14, 1805.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Kent County, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1835-39, 1841-43; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1843-62; died in office 1862.
Episcopalian.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., December
20, 1862 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Interment at Chester Cemetery.
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Ezekiel Forman Chambers (1788-1867) —
also known as Ezekiel F. Chambers —
of Chestertown, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., February
28, 1788.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1821-29; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1826-34; state court judge in Maryland,
1834-51; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864.
Episcopalian.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., January
30, 1867 (age 78 years, 336
days).
Interment at Chester Cemetery.
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George Vickers (1801-1879) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., November
19, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1866-67; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1868-73.
Methodist.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., October
8, 1879 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Chester Cemetery.
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James Alfred Pearce, Jr. (1840-1920) —
also known as J. Alfred Pearce, Jr. —
of Chestertown, Kent
County, Md.
Born April 2,
1840.
Son of James
Alfred Pearce.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876;
Judge, Maryland Court of
Appeals, 1897.
Died December
9, 1920 (age 80 years, 251
days).
Interment at Chester Cemetery.
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