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George Washington Covington (1838-1911) —
also known as George W. Covington —
of Maryland.
Born in Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., September
12, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; attorney for
Pennsylvania Railroad;
director, Delaware Railway
Company; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1911 (age 72 years, 206
days).
Interment at All Hallows Cemetery.
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Thomas Francis Johnson (1909-1988) —
also known as Thomas F. Johnson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., June 26,
1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1936,
1940
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1939-50; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1959-63; defeated,
1950.
Episcopalian.
Convicted
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest, 1968.
Died in Seaford, Sussex
County, Del., February
1, 1988 (age 78 years, 220
days).
Interment at All Hallows Cemetery.
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Thomas Ara Spence (1810-1877) —
of Maryland.
Born near Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
20, 1810.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1835-36, 1838-39; Presidential Elector
for Maryland, 1840;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1843-45; circuit judge
in Maryland, 1855-65, 1866-67.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1877 (age 67 years, 263
days).
Interment at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard.
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John Rankin Franklin (1820-1878) —
also known as John R. Franklin —
of Maryland.
Born near Berlin, Worcester
County, Md., May 6,
1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1853-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1864;
state court judge in Maryland, 1867-78.
Presbyterian.
Died in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., January
11, 1878 (age 57 years, 250
days).
Interment at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard.
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William Sydney Wilson (1816-1862) —
of Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., November
7, 1816.
Son of Ephraim
King Wilson (1771-1834).
Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858-59, 1860-61;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1860;
Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded at the battle of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, and
died November
3, 1862 (age 45 years, 361
days).
Interment at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Ephraim King Wilson (1821-1891) —
also known as Ephraim K. Wilson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., December
22, 1821.
Son of Ephraim
King Wilson (1771-1834).
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1847; Presidential Elector for
Maryland, 1852;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1873-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1876;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1878-85; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1885-91; died in office 1891.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
24, 1891 (age 69 years, 64
days).
Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Ephraim King Wilson (1771-1834) —
also known as Ephraim K. Wilson —
of Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md.
Born near Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., September
15, 1771.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1794, 1796-98, 1800, 1802-03, 1808-15,
1817-18, 1820; Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1804;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1827-31.
Presbyterian.
Died in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., January
2, 1834 (age 62 years, 109
days).
Interment at Makemie Presbyterian Churchyard.
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