Phillips Lee Goldsborough | |
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| 47th Governor of Maryland | |
| In office January 10, 1912 – January 12, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Austin L. Crothers |
| Succeeded by | Emerson C. Harrington |
| United States Senator fromMaryland | |
| In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | William Cabell Bruce |
| Succeeded by | George L. P. Radcliffe |
| 17thComptroller of Maryland | |
| In office 1898–1900 | |
| Governor | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. |
| Preceded by | Robert Patterson Graham |
| Succeeded by | Joshua W. Hering |
| State's Attorney forDorchester County | |
| In office 1891–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1865-08-06)August 6, 1865 Princess Anne,Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1946(1946-10-22) (aged 81) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Christ Episcopal Church |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865 – October 22, 1946), was an AmericanRepublican politician who was the47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in theUnited States Senate from 1929 to 1935. He was alsoComptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900.[1][2] To date, he is the last Republican to serve as Comptroller of Maryland.
Goldsborough was born inPrincess Anne, Maryland and was educated in public and private schools, includingEpiscopal High School.[3] While working as a clerk for theUnited States Navy, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1886, commencing practice inCambridge, Maryland soon thereafter. He also held an interest in banking. In 1893 he married Mary Ellen Showell (c. 1865 – 1930) and they had two sons: Brice W. Goldsborough and Phillips Lee Goldsborough II.
In 1891 and in 1895, Goldsborough was elected state's attorney forDorchester County, Maryland. In 1897, he was elected to the position ofcomptroller of the treasury of Maryland, but was defeated for reelection in 1899 by Dr.Joshua W. Hering. As of 2024[update], he is the last Republican to have served as Maryland Comptroller.
He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Maryland in 1902 by PresidentTheodore Roosevelt and later by PresidentWilliam Howard Taft.
Goldsborough built a large base of support in the state, which encouraged him to run forGovernor of Maryland in 1911. He defeated Democratic challengerArthur Pue Gorman Jr., becoming only the second Republican governor in state history up to that time. Goldsborough won in part due to the support of African Americans, with the disenfranchisingDigges Amendment being concurrently defeated.[4]
Goldsborough's tenure as governor achieved education reform, including the appointment of school boards and teacher certification. It was also during his tenure that the state purchased Maryland Agricultural College, now theUniversity of Maryland, College Park.[5]
Goldsborough sought the Republican nomination for theClass I U.S. Senate seat from Maryland in 1916, but was defeated in the Republican primary byJoseph I. France. He left politics afterwards and resumed his law practice in Cambridge, and also became president of the National Union Bank.
When RepublicanHerbert Hoover was elected President of the United States, Goldsborough again sought the same senate seat in Maryland. He was elected to the United States Senate in theelection of 1928, defeating incumbentWilliam Cabell Bruce.
In 1934, he was not a candidate for re-election to the senate, but instead ran again for Governor of Maryland. He lost in the Republican primary toHarry W. Nice, who went on to win the general election.
PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Goldsborough to the director's board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1935. He served in that position until he died in 1946 inBaltimore, Maryland, and is buried in the old churchyard ofChrist Episcopal Church of his hometown of Cambridge.
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| Preceded by George R. Gaither, Jr. | Republican nominee forGovernor of Maryland 1911 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromMaryland (Class 1) 1928 | Succeeded by Joseph I. France |
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| Preceded by | Comptroller of Maryland 1898–1900 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Maryland 1912–1916 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Maryland 1929–1935 Served alongside:Millard Tydings | Succeeded by |
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