Category: Maryland

Governor | Democrat | Albert Ritchie on Wikipedia

Lt. Governor | Democrat | LEE, BLAIR, (Great-grandson of Richard Henry Lee), a Senator from Maryland; born at Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., August 9, 1857; attended the common schools; graduated from Princeton College in 1880 and from the law department of Columbian (now George Washington) University, Washington, D.C., 1882; admitted to the bar of… Continue reading Blair Lee III

Senator | Whig | PEARCE, JAMES ALFRED, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Alexandria, Va., December 14, 1805; attended a private academy in Alexandria; graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1822; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Md., in 1824;… Continue reading James Pearce

Senator | Democrat | SARBANES, PAUL SPYROS, (father of John Sarbanes), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., February 3, 1933; attended the public schools of Salisbury; graduated, Princeton University 1954; attended Balliol College, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar 1954-1957; graduated, Harvard Law School 1960; admitted to the… Continue reading Paul Sarbanes

Representative | Democrat | TYDINGS, MILLARD EVELYN, (Father of Joseph Davies Tydings), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Havre de Grace, Harford County, Md., April 6, 1890; attended the public schools of Harford County; graduated from Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1910; engaged in civil engineering with the… Continue reading Millard Tydings

Representative | Democrat | MIKULSKI, BARBARA ANN, a Senator and a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., July 20, 1936; graduated, Mount St. Agnes College 1958; received a graduate degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work 1965; social worker in Baltimore; college professor; member, Baltimore City Council 1971-1976; unsuccessful Democratic candidate… Continue reading Barbara Mikulski

Representative | Democrat | HOYER, STENY HAMILTON, a Representative from Maryland; born in New York City, N.Y., June 14, 1939; graduated from Suitland High School, Suitland, Md., 1957; B.S., University of Maryland, College Park, 1963; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1966; lawyer, private practice; member of the Maryland state senate, 1966-1979, and president,… Continue reading Steny Hoyer

Representative | Democrat | GARMATZ, EDWARD ALEXANDER, a Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., February 7, 1903; attended the public schools and Polytechnic Institute; engaged in the electrical business 1920-1942; associated with the Maryland State Racing Commission 1941-1944; served as police magistrate 1944-1947; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress, by special election,… Continue reading Edward Garmatz

Representative | Democrat-Republican | Samuel Smith on Wikipedia Samuel Smith on OurCampaigns.com

Representative | Democrat-Republican | SMITH, SAMUEL, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Carlisle, Pa., July 27, 1752; moved with his family to Baltimore, Md., in 1759; attended a private academy; engaged in mercantile pursuits; served in the Revolutionary War as captain, major, and lieutenant colonel; engaged in the shipping business; member, State… Continue reading William Pinkney