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George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe (1877-1974) —
also known as George L. Radcliffe —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
22, 1877.
Son of John Anthony Le Compte Radcliffe (1818-1901) and Sophie Delila
(Travers) Radcliffe (1837-1927); married, June 6,
1906, to Mary McKim Marriott (1881-1963).
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Maryland, 1919-20; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1935-47; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Baltimore,
Md., July 29,
1974 (age 96 years, 341
days).
Interment at Cambridge
Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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Alexander Randall (1803-1881) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
3, 1803.
Son of John Randall and Deborah (Knapp) Randall; married to Catharine
Wirt and Elizabeth Philpot Blanchard.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Maryland
state attorney general, 1865-67.
Episcopalian.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
21, 1881 (age 78 years, 322
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
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Blanchard Randall, Jr. (b. 1894) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Catonsville, Baltimore
County, Md., March 28,
1894.
Son of Susan Katharine (Brune) Randall and Blanchard
Randall; married, May 14,
1918, to Romaine LeMoyne McIlvaine.
Republican. Candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1935; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1944; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1960.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Read (1733-1798) —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near North East, Cecil
County, Md., September
18, 1733.
Son of John Read and Mary (Howell) Read; married 1763 to
Gertrude (Ross) Till (sister of George
Ross); father of Mary Read (who married Gunning
Bedford), George
Read II and John
Read (1769-1854); grandfather of John
Meredith Read; great-grandfather of John
Meredith Read, Jr..
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1774-77; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Delaware state constitutional convention, 1776; President
of Delaware, 1777-78; member of Delaware
state house of representatives, 1779-80; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1789-93; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1793-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Castle, New Castle
County, Del., September
21, 1798 (age 65 years, 3
days).
Interment at Immanuel
Churchyard, New Castle, Del.
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Philip Reed (1760-1829) —
of Chestertown, Kent
County, Md.
Born near Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., 1760.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1787-88; district judge in Maryland,
1794-1816; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1805-06; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1806-13; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1817-19, 1822-23.
Anglican.
Died in 1829
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Worton, Md.
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James Barroll Ricaud (1808-1866) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., February
11, 1808.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1834; member of Maryland
state senate, 1836-37, 1838-43, 1864; Presidential Elector for
Maryland, 1844;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1855-59; district
judge in Maryland, 1864-66.
Episcopalian.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., January
24, 1866 (age 57 years, 347
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Church Cemetery, Near Chestertown, Kent County, Md.
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Jay E. Rice (1907-1988) —
of Queens Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born July 19,
1907.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 30,
1988 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George R. Richardson (c.1803-1851) —
Born in Worcester
County, Md., about 1803.
Maryland
state attorney general, 1846-51; died in office 1851.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., February
10, 1851 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Moore Richardson (1858-1930) —
also known as John M. Richardson —
of Delaware.
Born in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md., February
10, 1858.
Great-grandson-in-law of Caleb
Rodney; brother-in-law of Henry
Virden Lyons.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., August 4,
1930 (age 72 years, 175
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Georgetown, Del.
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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; married to Priscilla
Dorsey; father of Prudence Gough Ridgely (who married George
Howard).
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 a
private or family graveyard, Baltimore County, Md.
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Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873-1945) —
of Alaska; Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
17, 1873.
Son of Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs; married, April 30,
1913, to Renee Marie Coudert.
Democrat. Lumber
business; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1945 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., January
15, 1770.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1795; member of Maryland
state senate, 1801-05; county judge in Maryland, 1806-10,
1822-26; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1810-15, 1817-21.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., October
18, 1829 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Washington County, Md.
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Albert Cabell Ritchie (1876-1936) —
also known as Albert C. Ritchie —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
29, 1876.
Son of Albert
Ritchie and Elizabeth Caskie (Cabell) Ritchie; married 1907 to
Elizabeth Catherine Baker (divorced 1916).
Democrat. Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1915-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1924,
1928;
Governor
of Maryland, 1920-35; defeated, 1934; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1924,
1932.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Phi.
Died, of a parlytic
stroke, in Baltimore,
Md., February
24, 1936 (age 59 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Ritchie (1831-1887) —
of Maryland.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., August
12, 1831.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1871-73; defeated,
1872; circuit judge in Maryland, 1881-87; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1881-87.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., October
27, 1887 (age 56 years, 76
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Dudley George Roe (1881-1970) —
also known as Dudley G. Roe —
of Maryland.
Born in Sudlersville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., March 23,
1881.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1908; member of Maryland
state senate, 1924-33, 1939-41; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946.
Episcopalian.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., January
4, 1970 (age 88 years, 287
days).
Interment at Sudlersville
Cemetery, Sudlersville, Md.
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John Rogers (1723-1789) —
of Maryland.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., 1723.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1789.
Episcopalian.
Died September
23, 1789 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Ross (1755-1800) —
of Maryland.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., February
12, 1755.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1787-89.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick
County, Md., 1800
(age about
45 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Rumsey (1734-1808) —
of Maryland.
Born in Bohemia Manor, Cecil
County, Md., October
6, 1734.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1776-77; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1778-1806.
Episcopalian.
Died in Joppa, Harford
County, Md., March 7,
1808 (age 73 years, 153
days).
Interment at Old
St. John's Cemetery, Joppa, Md.
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Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) —
also known as Lansdale G. Sasscer —
of Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., September
30, 1893.
Son of Frederick Sasscer and Lucy (Clagett) Sasscer; married, February
15, 1919, to Agnes Coffren.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1924,
1936,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions; Kiwanis.
Died in Upper Marlboro, Prince
George's County, Md., November
5, 1964 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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William Donald Schaefer (b. 1921) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1971-87; Governor of
Maryland, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1988
(delegation chair); Maryland
state comptroller, 1999-2007.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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Joshua Seney (1756-1798) —
of Maryland.
Born near Church Hill, Queen Anne's
County, Md., March 4,
1756.
Son of John
Seney.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1785-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-92; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1792;
district judge in Maryland, 1792-96.
Anglican.
Died near Church Hill, Queen Anne's
County, Md., October
20, 1798 (age 42 years, 230
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Charles Smith Sewall (1779-1848) —
also known as Charles S. Sewall —
of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md.
Born in Queen Anne's
County, Md., 1779.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1815-17, 1823-25; member of Maryland
state senate, 1826-30; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1832-33, 1843 (6th District
1832-33, 3rd District 1843).
Episcopalian.
Died in Harford
County, Md., November
3, 1848 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Upton Sheredine (1740-1800) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore
County, Md., 1740.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777-78; member of Maryland
state senate, 1779-81; district judge in Maryland, 1790; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1791-93.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick
County, Md., January
14, 1800 (age about 59
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Frederick County, Md.
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Frank Small, Jr. (1896-1973) —
of Clinton, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Temple Hills, Prince
George's County, Md., July 15,
1896.
Republican. Member of Maryland
Republican State Central Committee, 1934-42; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1938, 1942; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1940,
1948,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1953-55; defeated,
1954; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1962.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
24, 1973 (age 77 years, 101
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, Prince George's County, Md.
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William Smallwood (1732-1792) —
of Charles
County, Md.
Born in Charles
County, Md., 1732.
Son of Bayne Smallwood and Priscilla (Heaberd) Smallwood.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of
Maryland, 1785-88; member of Maryland
state senate, 1791-92.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Charles
County, Md., February
14, 1792 (age about 59
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Charles County, Md.
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Augustus Rhodes Sollers (1814-1862) —
of Maryland.
Born near Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., May 1,
1814.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1841-43, 1853-55 (7th District
1841-43, 6th District 1853-55); delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
Died near Prince Frederick, Calvert
County, Md., November
26, 1862 (age 48 years, 209
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Near Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Md.
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Richard Sprigg, Jr. (c.1769-1806) —
of Maryland.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., about 1769.
Nephew of Thomas
Sprigg.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1792-94; member of Maryland
state senate, 1794-95; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1796-99, 1801-02 (2nd District
1796-99, at-large 1801-02); district judge in Maryland, 1802-03.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1806
(age about
37 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Sprigg (c.1783-1855) —
of Maryland.
Born in Washington
County, Md., about 1783.
Son of Joseph Sprigg; married to Violetta Lansdale.
Governor
of Maryland, 1819-22; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
Died in Prince
George's County, Md., April 21,
1855 (age about 72
years).
Original interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.; reinterment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Sprigg (1747-1809) —
of Maryland.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., 1747.
Uncle of Richard
Sprigg, Jr..
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1780-83, 1788; county judge in
Maryland, 1784-89; delegate to
Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1793-97.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington
County, Md., December
13, 1809 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Nevett Steele (1796-1853) —
of Maryland.
Born near Vienna, Dorchester
County, Md., February
22, 1796.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1822-24, 1829-30; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1826; Presidential Elector for Maryland,
1832;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1834-37.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., August
13, 1853 (age 57 years, 172
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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Samuel Stevens, Jr. (1778-1860) —
of Maryland.
Born in Talbot
County, Md., July 13,
1778.
Son of John Stevens and Elizabeth (Connoly) Stevens; married to Eliza
May.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1807-13, 1817, 1819-20; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of
Maryland, 1822-26.
Episcopalian.
Died near Trappe, Talbot
County, Md., February
7, 1860 (age 81 years, 209
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.; reinterment at
Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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James Augustus Stewart (1808-1879) —
also known as James A. Stewart —
of Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md.
Born in Madison, Dorchester
County, Md., November
24, 1808.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1843; circuit judge in Maryland, 1854;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1855-61; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1867-79.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cambridge, Dorchester
County, Md., April 3,
1879 (age 70 years, 130
days).
Interment at Christ
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Md.
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Frederick Stone (1820-1899) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., February
7, 1820.
Grandnephew of Michael
Jenifer Stone; son of Frederick D. Stone and Eliza (Payton) Stone
(c.1802-1820; or Patton/Peyton).
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1865-66, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1867-71; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1881-90.
Episcopalian.
Died near La Plata, Charles
County, Md., October
17, 1899 (age 79 years, 252
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rest Cemetery, La Plata, Md.
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John Hoskins Stone (c.1750-1804) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., about 1750.
Son of David Stone; brother of Thomas
Stone and Michael
Jenifer Stone; married to Mary Couden.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Maryland
state executive council, 1779-85, 1791-92; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1785-87, 1790; Governor of
Maryland, 1794-97.
Anglican; later Episcopalian.
Died in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., October
5, 1804 (age about 54
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Jenifer Stone (c.1747-1812) —
of Maryland.
Born near Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., about 1747.
Brother of Thomas
Stone and John
Hoskins Stone; granduncle of Frederick
Stone.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1781-83; U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91; district judge in
Maryland, 1791-1802.
Episcopalian.
Died in Charles
County, Md., 1812
(age about
65 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Charles County, Md.
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Thomas Stone (1743-1787) —
of Maryland.
Born in Charles
County, Md., 1743.
Brother of Michael
Jenifer Stone and John
Hoskins Stone; grandfather of John
Moncure Daniel.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1775-76, 1777-78, 1783-84;
signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-80, 1781-87; died in office 1787; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1780.
Episcopalian.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., October
5, 1787 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Thomas
Stone National Historic Site, Habre de Venture, Port Tobacco, Md.
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Herman Stump (1837-1917) —
of Maryland.
Born in Harford
County, Md., August 8,
1837.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state senate, 1878-80; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1889-93.
Episcopalian.
Died near Bel Air, Harford
County, Md., January
9, 1917 (age 79 years, 154
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Emmorton, Md.
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George Sutherland (1862-1942) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Buckinghamshire, England,
March
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Utah state
senate, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Utah, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died July 18,
1942 (age 80 years, 115
days).
Originally entombed at Abbey
Mausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reinterment
at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Robert L. Swann (b. 1935) —
of Calvert
County, Md.
Born near Lower Marlboro, Calvert
County, Md., December
4, 1935.
Maryland
state comptroller, 1998-99; appointed 1998.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2000.
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Thomas Swann (1809-1883) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Alexandria,
Va., February
3, 1809.
Father-in-law of Ferdinand
Claiborne Latrobe.
Democrat. Mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1856-60; Governor of
Maryland, 1866-69; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1869-79 (3rd District 1869-73, 4th
District 1873-79).
Episcopalian.
Died near Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., July 24,
1883 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, 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; married, February
3, 1869, to Laura B. Cockey.
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, Cockeysville, Md.
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Francis Thomas (1799-1876) —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.; Frankville, Garrett
County, Md.
Born in Frederick
County, Md., February
3, 1799.
Son of John Thomas and Eleanor (McGill) Thomas; married to Sally
McDowell (daughter of James
McDowell).
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1822, 1827-29; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1831-41, 1861-69 (4th District
1831-33, 7th District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-41, 5th District
1861-63, 4th District 1863-69); Governor of
Maryland, 1842-45; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S. Minister
to Peru, 1872-75.
Episcopalian.
Killed by
a locomotive while walking on railroad tracks near Frankville, Garrett
County, Md., January
22, 1876 (age 76 years, 353
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's A. F. Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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James Thomas (1785-1845) —
of Maryland.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., March 11,
1785.
Son of William Thomas and Catherine (Boarman) Thomas; married to
Elizabeth Coates.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; orphan's court judge
in Maryland, 1821; member of Maryland
state senate, 1824-30; Governor of
Maryland, 1833-36.
Episcopalian.
Died in St. Mary's
County, Md., December
25, 1845 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, St. Mary's County, Md.
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Phillip Francis Thomas (1810-1890) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., September
12, 1810.
Son of Tristan Thomas and Maria (Francis) Thomas; married, February
5, 1835, to Sarah Maria Kerr (died 1870); married, January
29, 1876, to Clintonia (Wright) May (daughter of Robert
Wright).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Maryland internal improvements convention, 1836; member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Talbot County, 1838, 1843-45, 1867,
1878; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1839-41, 1875-77 (2nd District
1839-41, 1st District 1875-77); Governor of
Maryland, 1848-51; Maryland
state comptroller, 1851-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-60; U.S. Commissioner of Patents, 1860-61; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1860-61.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
2, 1890 (age 80 years, 20
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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James Tilghman (1743-1809) —
of Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born August 2,
1743.
Son of Richard Tilghman and Susanna (Frisby) Tilghman; married to
Susanna Steuart and Elizabeth Johns.
Maryland
state attorney general, 1777-78.
Anglican.
Died in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., April 18,
1809 (age 65 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Tilghman (1718-1790) —
of Maryland.
Born in Queen Anne's
County, Md., February
17, 1718.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1751-58, 1760-61, 1768-71, 1773-74; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1773-74; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1774-76; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Maryland
state senate, 1777-83; orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1778.
Episcopalian.
Died near Claiborne, Talbot
County, Md., May 4,
1790 (age 72 years, 76
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Talbot County, Md.
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William W. Travers (1902-1979) —
of Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Nanticoke, Wicomico
County, Md., February
12, 1902.
Son of William S. Travers (born 1860) and Minnie L. Travers (born
c.1871).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate from Wicomico County, 1947; resigned 1947; circuit
judge in Maryland, 1964-72.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., May 27,
1979 (age 77 years, 104
days).
Interment at Wicomico Memorial Park, Salisbury, Md.
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Somerville Pinkney Tuck (1848-1923) —
of Mansourah, Egypt;
Cairo, Egypt;
Alexandria, Egypt;
Menton, France.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., September
24, 1848.
Son of William Hallam Tuck and Margaret Sprigg Bowie (Chew) Tuck;
married, May 14,
1885, to Emily Rosalie Snowden Marshall (1858-1940; sister of Hudson
Snowden Marshall); father of Somerville
Pinkney Tuck, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
judge, International Court of First Instance, Egypt, 1894-1908; judge
International Court of Appeals, 1908-11.
Episcopalian. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Menton, France,
April
14, 1923 (age 74 years, 202
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Somerville Pinkney Tuck, Jr. (1891-1967) —
also known as S. Pinkney Tuck;
"Kippy" —
of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 31,
1891.
Son of Somerville
Pinkney Tuck and Emily Rosalie Snowden (Marshall) Tuck
(1858-1940); nephew of Hudson
Snowden Marshall.
Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Alexandria, 1919-21; Samsun, 1921; Vladivostok, 1922-23; Geneva, 1924-28; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1944; U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, 1946.
Episcopalian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died, in the American Hospital,
Paris, France,
April
21, 1967 (age 75 years, 325
days).
Interment at St.
Barnabas Church Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.
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Joseph Davies Tydings (b. 1928) —
also known as Joseph D. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., May 4,
1928.
Adoptive son of Millard
Evelyn Tydings.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1955-61; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1961-63; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1965-71; defeated, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Millard Evelyn Tydings (1890-1961) —
also known as Millard E. Tydings —
of Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md.
Born in Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., April 6,
1890.
Adoptive father of Joseph
Davies Tydings.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1916-17, 1920; Speaker of
the Maryland State House of Delegates, 1920; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; member of Maryland
state senate, 1922-24; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1923-27; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1927-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Havre de Grace, Harford
County, Md., February
9, 1961 (age 70 years, 309
days).
Interment at Angel
Hill Cemetery, Harford County, Md.
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Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) —
of Virginia.
Born in Northampton
County, Va., June 17,
1790.
Son of Littleton
Upshur.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge in
Virginia, 1826-41; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844.
Episcopalian.
Among those killed in the explosion
when a cannon accidentally
burst on board
the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort
Washington, Prince
George's County, Md., February
28, 1844 (age 53 years, 256
days).
Originally entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; later interred in 1874 at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Christopher Van Hollen, Jr. (b. 1959) —
also known as Christopher Van Hollen; Chris Van
Hollen —
of Kensington, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Karachi, Pakistan,
January
10, 1959.
Son of Christopher
Van Hollen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1990-94; member of Maryland
state senate, 1994-2002; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Ward Veazey (1774-1842) —
also known as Thomas W. Veazey —
of Maryland.
Born near Earleville, Cecil
County, Md., January
31, 1774.
Son of Edward Veazey and Elizabeth (DeCoursey) Veazey; married to
Sarah Worrell, Mary Veazey and Mary Wallace.
Presidential Elector for Maryland, 1808,
1812;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1811-12; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1834-35; Governor of
Maryland, 1836-39.
Episcopalian.
Died in Cecil
County, Md., July 1,
1842 (age 68 years, 151
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Cecil County, Md.
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Thomas Yates Walsh (1809-1865) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., 1809.
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1851-53.
Episcopalian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., January
20, 1865 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Old
St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Henry Ridgely Warfield (1774-1839) —
of Maryland.
Born in Anne Arundel
County, Md., September
14, 1774.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1797-99; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1819-25.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., 1839
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Waters, Jr. (b. 1869) —
of Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in Laurel, Prince
George's County, Md., June 30,
1869.
Son of George W. Waters and Mary J. (Cross) Waters; married, April 17,
1900, to Mary Alice Jobe.
Democrat. Banker; mayor of
Laurel, Md., 1912-18; Prince
George's County Treasurer, 1924-26.
Episcopalian. Member, American
Bankers Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Oscar Weant, Jr. (1918-1999) —
also known as Edward O. Weant, Jr. —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Westminster, Carroll
County, Md., April 9,
1918.
Son of Edward
Oscar Weant.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1959-65; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1964;
circuit judge in Maryland, 1965.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Sykesville, Carroll
County, Md., February
10, 1999 (age 80 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Crompton Weems (1778-1862) —
also known as John C. Weems —
of Waterloo, Calvert
County, Md.
Born in Waterloo, Calvert
County, Md., 1778.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1826-29.
Episcopalian.
Died in Anne Arundel
County, Md., January
20, 1862 (age about 83
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Anne Arundel County, Md.
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Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961) —
also known as Sumner Welles —
of Oxon Hill, Prince
George's County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1892.
Son of Benjamin J. Welles (1857-1935) and Frances Wyeth (Swan) Welles
(1863-1911); married, April 14,
1915, to Esther 'Hope' Slater (divorced 1923); married, June 27,
1925, to Mathilde Townsend (ex-wife of Peter
Goelet Gerry).
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1936,
1940;
U.S. Undersecretary of State, 1937-43.
Episcopalian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died September
24, 1961 (age 68 years, 345
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis White (1892-1961) —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 4,
1892.
U.S. Minister to Czechoslovakia, 1933; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1953-57; Sweden, 1957-58.
Episcopalian.
Died in 1961
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry White (1850-1927) —
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March 29,
1850.
Father of John
Campbell White.
U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1905-07; France, 1906-09.
Episcopalian.
Died in Lenox, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 15,
1927 (age 77 years, 108
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Washington
National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
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William Pinkney Whyte (1824-1908) —
also known as William Pinkney White —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., August 9,
1824.
Grandson of William
Pinkney; son of Joseph White and Isabella (Pinkney) White;
married, December
7, 1847, to Louisa D. Hollingsworth (died 1885); married, August
28, 1892, to Mary (McDonald) Thomas (died 1900).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates from Baltimore city, 1847-49; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1851, 1857; Maryland
state comptroller, 1854-56; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1868-69, 1875-81, 1906-08; died in office
1908; Governor of
Maryland, 1872-74; mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1881-83; Maryland
state attorney general, 1887-91.
Episcopalian.
Died, of erysipelas,
in Baltimore,
Md., March 17,
1908 (age 83 years, 221
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Levin Woolford (1819-1890) —
of Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md.
Born near Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., 1819.
Son of Dr. John Woolford and Ann Irving (Gillis) Woolford; married to
Miss Atkinson and Annie E. Waters.
Democrat. Lawyer; Somerset
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1851-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1860;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1870-78; Maryland state tax commissioner,
1878-90; banker.
Episcopalian.
Died of a stroke, in
Princess Anne, Somerset
County, Md., September
30, 1890 (age about 71
years).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Churchyard, Princess Anne, Md.
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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 a
private or family graveyard, Baltimore County, Md.; reinterment
at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Worthington Valley, Md.
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Thomas Contee Worthington (1782-1847) —
of Maryland.
Born near Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., November
25, 1782.
Grandnephew of Benjamin
Contee.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1818; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1825-27; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1831-33.
Episcopalian.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., April 12,
1847 (age 64 years, 138
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Robert Wright (1752-1826) —
of Maryland.
Born near Centreville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., November
20, 1752.
Son of Solomon Wright and Mary (Tidmarsh) Wright; cousin of Turbutt
Wright; married to Sarah DeCoursey and Miss Ringgold; father of
Clintonia Wright (who married Phillip
Francis Thomas).
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1777-78, 1780, 1784, 1786-87, 1791-92;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1801; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1801-06; Governor of
Maryland, 1806-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1810-17, 1821-23;
state court judge in Maryland, 1823-26.
Episcopalian.
Died in Queen Anne's
County, Md., September
7, 1826 (age 73 years, 291
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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Turbutt Wright (1741-1783) —
of Maryland.
Born near Centreville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., February
5, 1741.
Cousin of Robert
Wright.
Delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781-82; member of
Maryland state legislature, 1781-82.
Episcopalian.
Died near Centreville, Queen Anne's
County, Md., 1783
(age about
42 years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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