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Elihu Emory Jackson (1837-1907) —
also known as Elihu E. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., November
3, 1837.
Democrat. Merchant;
lumber
business; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Wicomico County, 1882; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1884-86, 1896-98; Governor of
Maryland, 1888-92.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
27, 1907 (age 70 years, 54
days).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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William Purnell Jackson (1868-1939) —
also known as William P. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., January
11, 1868.
Son of William
Humphreys Jackson and Arabella (Humphreys) Jackson.
Republican. Lumber
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1908-32; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1912-14; Maryland
state treasurer, 1918-20.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., March 7,
1939 (age 71 years, 55
days).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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William Humphreys Jackson (1839-1915) —
also known as William H. Jackson —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born near Delmar, Wicomico
County, Md., October
13, 1839.
Son of Hugh Jackson.
Republican. Cattle
dealer; lumber
dealer; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1901-05, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died in 1915
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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David Jenkins Ward (1871-1961) —
also known as David J. Ward —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., September
17, 1871.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-17; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1918-26; member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1927-34, 1939; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1939-45.
Methodist.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., February
18, 1961 (age 89 years, 154
days).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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Jesse Dashiell Price (1863-1939) —
also known as Jesse D. Price —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in White Haven, Wicomico
County, Md., August
15, 1863.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1908-14; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1914-19.
Methodist.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 14,
1939 (age 75 years, 272
days).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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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;
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.
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Edward Homer White, Jr. (1911-1998) —
also known as E. Homer White, Jr. —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., April 5,
1911.
Son of E. Homer White and Llela Amis Morgan White.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; shoe
merchant; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1947-69; member of Maryland
state senate 36th District, 1975-78.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in a nursing
home, at Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August 9,
1998 (age 87 years, 126
days).
Interment at Parsons Cemetery.
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