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Kent County
Maryland

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Kent County

Ezekiel Forman Chambers (1788-1867) — also known asEzekiel F. Chambers — of Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.Born in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,February28, 1788.Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1821-29;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1826-34; state court judge in Maryland,1834-51;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1864.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,January30, 1867 (age78 years, 336days).Interment at Chester Cemetery.

Index to Locations

Shrewsbury Cemetery

ChestertownChester Cemetery

Near ChestertownSt. Paul's ChurchCemetery

WortonChrist Church Cemetery

ShrewsburyCemetery
Kent County, Maryland

James B. Merritt III — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1932.Interment at Shrewsbury Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

ChesterCemetery
Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland
Founded 1861

James Alfred Pearce (1805-1862) — also known asJames A. Pearce — of Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.Born inAlexandria,Va.,December14, 1805.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Kent County, 1831;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1835-39, 1841-43;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1843-62; died in office 1862.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,December20, 1862 (age57 years, 6days).Interment at Chester Cemetery.

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George Vickers (1801-1879) — of Maryland. Born in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,November19, 1801.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1866-67;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1868-73.Methodist.Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,October8, 1879 (age77 years, 323days).Interment at Chester Cemetery.

	The World War IILibertyshipSS George Vickers (built 1943 atBaltimore,Maryland; scrapped 1960) wasnamed forhim.
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James Alfred Pearce Jr. (1840-1920) — also known asJ. Alfred Pearce, Jr. — of Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.BornApril 2,1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1876;Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1897.DiedDecember9, 1920 (age80 years, 251days).Interment at Chester Cemetery.

Relatives: SonofJamesAlfred Pearce.

William Barger Usilton Jr. (1869-1949) — also known asWilliam B. Usilton — of Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.Born inKentCounty, Md.,August22, 1869.Democrat.Newspapereditor;bankdirector; postmaster atChestertown,Md., 1933-44 (acting, 1933-34).Died inKentCounty, Md.,May 20,1949 (age79 years, 271days).Interment at Chester Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Barger Usilton and Mary Frances (Frazier) Usilton; marriedto Hannah Ball Maslin.
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St. Paul's ChurchCemetery
Near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland

James Barroll Ricaud (1808-1866) — also known asJames B. Ricaud — ofKentCounty, Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,February11, 1808.Whig. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1834; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1836-37, 1838-43, 1864; Whig Presidential Electorfor Maryland,1836(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler); Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland,1844(voted forHenryClay andTheodoreFrelinghuysen);delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1855-59; districtjudge in Maryland, 1864-66.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,January24, 1866 (age57 years, 347days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Christ ChurchCemetery
Worton, Kent County, Maryland

Philip Reed (1760-1829) — of Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.Born near Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,1760.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1787-88; district judge in Maryland,1794-1816; member ofMarylandstate executive council, 1805-06;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1806-13;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1817-19, 1822-23.Anglican.Slaveowner. Died in1829(ageabout69 years).Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.

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