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Politicians in Insurance in Maryland


  John Striker Andrews (1919-2001) — also known as John S. Andrews — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 25, 1919. Son of Burton Richardson Andrews and Cora (Striker) Andrews. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; underwriter and manager, Travelers Insurance; director of public relations, Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956 (alternate), 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972 (delegation chair); chair of Lucas County Republican Party, 1958-66; Ohio Republican state chair, 1965-73; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; Jaycees. Died, of complications from diabetes, in Adamstown, Frederick County, Md., February 25, 2001 (age 81 years, 306 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, July 4, 1964, to Marjorie Ann Carney.
  Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) — also known as T. Frank Appleby — of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, N.J., October 10, 1864. Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount) Appleby. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896; mayor of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of heart trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., December 15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount) Appleby; married, April 10, 1889, to Alice C. Hoffman; father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) — of Hagerstown, Washington County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md. Born in Hagerstown, Washington County, Md., June 28, 1877. Son of Alexander Armstrong and Elizabeth Key (Scott) Armstrong. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924; director, Potomac Edison electric utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons. Died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, Md., November 20, 1939 (age 62 years, 145 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  Relatives: Married, January 25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods (died 1938).
  James Glenn Beall (1894-1971) — also known as J. Glenn Beall — of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Born in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., June 5, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance and real estate business; member of Maryland state senate, 1931-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1936, 1940, 1956, 1960 (member, Credentials Committee), 1964; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1943-53; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1953-65; defeated, 1964; delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967. Episcopalian. Died in Frostburg, Allegany County, Md., January 14, 1971 (age 76 years, 223 days). Interment at Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Md.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Schwarzenbach; father of John Glenn Beall, Jr. and George Beall. See Beall family of Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Glenn Beall, Jr. (1927-2006) — also known as J. Glenn Beall, Jr. — of Frostburg, Allegany County, Md. Born in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., June 19, 1927. Son of James Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall. Republican. Insurance business; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1963-68; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1969-71; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1971-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1978. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died March 24, 2006 (age 78 years, 278 days). Interment at Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Glenn Beall and Margaret (Schwarzenbach) Beall; married, August 25, 1959, to Nancy Lee Smith; brother of George Beall. See Beall family of Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Christian Cavey (born c.1956) — also known as Chris Cavey — of Upperco, Baltimore County, Md.; Hampstead, Carroll County, Md. Born about 1956. Republican. Insurance agent; candidate for Maryland state house of delegates District 11, 1998; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 2004, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro, Jr. (1903-1987) — also known as Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 1, 1903. Son of Thomas D'Alesandro and Mary Ann (Foppiano) D'Alesandro. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1927-33; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1947-59; member of Democratic National Committee from Maryland, 1954; candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1958. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died in Baltimore, Md., August 23, 1987 (age 84 years, 22 days). Interment at New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas D'Alesandro and Mary Ann (Foppiano) D'Alesandro; married, September 30, 1928, to Annunciata M. Lombardi; father of Thomas L. J. D'Alesandro III and Nancy Pelosi; grandfather of Christine Pelosi. See D'Alesandro-Pelosi family of Maryland.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Garfield Harry (b. 1880) — also known as David G. Harry — of Pylesville, Harford County, Md. Born in Pylesville, Harford County, Md., June 11, 1880. Republican. Farmer; insurance executive; member of Maryland state senate, 1924-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1940; candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1946. Quaker. Member, Grange; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  John Carl Williams Hinshaw (1894-1956) — also known as Carl Hinshaw — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from California, 1939-56 (11th District 1939-43, 20th District 1943-56); defeated, 1936; died in office 1956; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1948. Died, of pneumonia and congestive heart failure, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., August 5, 1956 (age 62 years, 8 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard W. Jackson (b. 1877) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Stemmers Run, Baltimore County, Md., August 4, 1877. Son of Andrew C. Jackson. Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1916, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940; mayor of Baltimore, Md., 1923-27, 1931-43. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 14, 1898, to Ella M. Galloway.
  William Newton Jackson (b. 1893) — also known as W. Newton Jackson — of Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md. Born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., October 21, 1893. Son of Sallie (McCombs) Jackson and William Purnell Jackson. Republican. Insurance business; director, Salisbury National Bank; director, Peninsula General Hospital;; member of Maryland Republican State Central Committee, 1932-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1948. Methodist. Member, Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of William Humphreys Jackson; son of Sallie (McCombs) Jackson and William Purnell Jackson; married to Florence Rue. See Jackson family of Maryland.
  Melvin Joseph Maas (1898-1964) — also known as Melvin J. Maas — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn., May 14, 1898. Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; insurance business; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1927-33, 1935-45; defeated, 1932 (Independent, at-large), 1944 (Republican, 4th District); served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Catholic. Member, Military Order of the World Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Knights of Columbus; Woodmen; Moose; Eagles. Stricken with total blindness in August 1951. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., April 13, 1964 (age 65 years, 335 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Newton Maas and Rose (Brady) Maas; married, October 9, 1920, to Katherine Bole; married, December 1, 1934, to Katherine Endress.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles McCurdy Mathias (b. 1886) — also known as Charles M. Mathias — of Frederick, Frederick County, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., December 16, 1886. Son of John P. T. Mathias and Elizabeth A. (McCurdy) Mathias. Republican. Banker; treasurer and director, Frederick Iron and Steel Co.; director, Staley Motor Co.; secretary and director, Frederick Hotel Co.; director, Peoples Fire Insurance Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John P. T. Mathias and Elizabeth A. (McCurdy) Mathias; married to Theresa McElfresh Trail; father of Charles McCurdy Mathias, Jr.. See Mathias-Bradford family of Maryland.
  Richard Murray Simpson (1900-1960) — also known as Richard M. Simpson — of Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa., August 30, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1935-37; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1937-60 (18th District 1937-45, 17th District 1945-53, 18th District 1953-60); died in office 1960; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1956. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 7, 1960 (age 59 years, 130 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa.
  Relatives: Married to Grace Metz.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joshua N. Warfield (b. 1884) — of Woodbine, Carroll County, Md. Born in Florence, Howard County, Md., February 28, 1884. Son of Joshua N. Warfield and Lucy W. (Hutton) Warfield. Democrat. Insurance executive; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1936; Maryland Democratic state chair, 1937. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 6, 1909, to Mary Nicodemus.

 

 


 
   
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