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Engineer Politicians in Maryland


  Saqib Ali (b. 1975) — of Montgomery Village, Montgomery County, Md.; West Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 21, 1975. Democrat. Software engineer; member of Maryland state house of delegates District 39, 2007-. Muslim. Indian subcontinent ancestry. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Miller Baer (1886-1970) — of North Dakota. Born in Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wis., March 29, 1886. Civil engineer; farmer; cartoonist; postmaster; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated (Non-Partisan League), 1920. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1970 (age 83 years, 326 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Md.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William J. Bradley (b. 1852) — of Camden, Camden County, N.J. Born in Maryland, May 6, 1852. Republican. Mechanical engineer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1898-1902; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1901-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900; member of New Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1903-11. Burial location unknown.
  George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) — of Bowman's Creek, Wyoming County, Pa.; Johnson City, Washington County, Tenn. Born in Wyoming County, Pa., October 3, 1856. Engineer; surveyor; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1891. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Emma Florence Clark.
  Harry Lane Englebright (1884-1943) — also known as Harry L. Englebright — of Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif. Born in Nevada City, Nevada County, Calif., January 2, 1884. Son of William Fellows Englebright and Kittie F. (Holland) Englebright. Republican. Mining engineer; U.S. Representative from California 2nd District, 1926-43; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Native Sons of the Golden West. Died, of an acute heart condition, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 13, 1943 (age 59 years, 131 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Nevada City, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, December 14, 1912, to Marie Grace Jackson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Jeff Holtzinger (b. 1964) — also known as W. Jeff Holtzinger — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., 1964. Republican. Engineer; lawyer; mayor of Frederick, Md., 2006-. Still living as of 2006.
  Joseph Eggleston Johnston (1807-1891) — also known as Joseph E. Johnston — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Richmond, Va. Born in Longwood, Prince Edward County, Va., February 3, 1807. Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1879-81. Died March 21, 1891 (age 84 years, 46 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Brother of Charles Clement Johnston; married to Lydia McLane (1822-1887; daughter of Louis McLane); uncle of John Warfield Johnston and Eliza M. Johnston (who married Robert William Hughes); granduncle of Robert Morton Hughes. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George Perry Mahoney (b. 1901) — also known as George P. Mahoney — of Owings Mills, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 16, 1901. Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney. Engineer; construction executive; real estate developer; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1950; Democratic candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1952 (Democratic), 1956 (Democratic), 1958 (Democratic), 1968 (American Independent), 1970 (Democratic primary). Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William D. Mahoney and Matilda (Cook) Mahoney; married, November 24, 1927, to Abigail Catherine O'Donnell (died 1963); married, February 14, 1968, to Ann Matilda Fagg.

 

 


 
   
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