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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.
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James Albert Gary (1833-1920) —
also known as James A. Gary —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Uncasville, Montville, New London
County, Conn., October
22, 1833.
Cotton duck
manufacturer; Whig candidate for Maryland
state senate, 1858; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1870, 1872; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896;
Republican candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1879; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1880-96; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1883; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1897-98; vice-president, Consolidated Gas
Company; president, Citizens National Bank of
Baltimore.
Presbyterian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., October
31, 1920 (age 87 years, 9
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives:
Married 1856
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Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., December
17, 1868.
Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine)
Sackett (1842-1922).
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Louisville Gas Co. and Louisville Lighting
Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and
Black Star Coal Co.;;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kentucky, 1928;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33.
Unitarian.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 18,
1941 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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