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Somerset County
Maryland

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Somerset County

Edward Henry Carroll Long (1808-1865) — also known asEdward H. C. Long — of Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,September28, 1808.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1833, 1835-36, 1839, 1844, 1860-61;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1845-47.Slaveowner. Died in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,October16, 1865 (age57 years, 18days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards CrisfieldAsbury Cemetery CrisfieldSunny Ridge Memorial ParkCemetery Marion StationSt. Paul's ProtestantEpiscopal Cemetery Near OrioleSt. Peter's Cemetery Princess AnneAntioch MethodistEpiscopal Cemetery Princess AnneManokin Cemetery Princess AnneManokin PresbyterianCemetery Princess AnneManokin PresbyterianChurch Cemetery Princess AnneSt. Andrew'sCemetery Princess AnneSt. Andrew'sChurchyard Princess AnneSt. Andrew's EpiscopalChurchyard Private or familygraveyards Somerset County, Maryland Levin Winder (1757-1819) — of Maryland. Born inSomersetCounty, Md.,September4, 1757.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1789-93, 1806-09; Presidential Electorfor Maryland,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams);Governor ofMaryland, 1812-16.Presbyterian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,July 1,1819 (age61 years, 300days).Original interment atFirstPresbyterian Church Burial Ground, Baltimore, Md.; reinterment atin a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof William Winder and Esther (Gillis) Winder; married to MarySloss.   See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography

Harry Clifton Byrd (1889-1970) — also known asHarry C. Byrd;Curley Byrd — Born in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,February12, 1889.Democrat.Athleticcoach;president,University of Maryland, 1936-54; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Maryland, 1964; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1966.Member,Moose;Rotary.Died, fromheartdisease, in the University of MarylandHospital,Baltimore,Md.,October2, 1970 (age81 years, 232days).Interment at Asbury Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Franklin Byrd and Sallie May Byrd; married1912 toKatherine Dunlop Turnbull.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Millard Tawes (1894-1979) — also known asJ. Millard Tawes — of Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,April 8,1894.Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, TawesShipbuildingCo. and TawesBaking Co.;director,Bank ofCrisfield;SomersetCounty Clerk of Court, 1930-38;Marylandstate comptroller, 1939-47, 1950-59; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Maryland, 1959-67; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Maryland, 1963;Marylandstate treasurer, 1973-75.Methodist.Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Rotary;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;TallCedars of Lebanon.Died in Crisfield,SomersetCounty, Md.,June 25,1979 (age85 years, 78days).Interment at Sunny Ridge Memorial Park Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Beauregard Tawes and Alice Virginia (Byrd) Tawes; married,December25, 1915, to Helen Avalynne Gibson.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial

Harry T. Phoebus Jr. (1928-2000) — ofSomersetCounty, Md.Born in Oriole,SomersetCounty, Md.,November27, 1928.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate senate from Somerset County, 1965-66.Died inAnneArundel County, Md.,December1, 2000 (age72 years, 4days).Interment at St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Cemetery.

Harry Thomas Phoebus (1893-1964) — also known asHarry T. Phoebus — of Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in1893.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates from Somerset County, 1918; member ofMarylandstate senate from Somerset County, 1935-37, 1947-64; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Maryland,1956(HonoraryVice-President),1960.Died in1964(ageabout71 years).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.

Thomas David Nicholls (1870-1931) — also known asThomas D. Nicholls — of Scranton,LackawannaCounty, Pa.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,September16, 1870.Democrat.Coal miner;president,District 1, United Mine Workers of America, 1899-1909;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1907-11.Member,UnitedMine Workers.Died in1931(ageabout60 years).Interment at Antioch Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Alfred Nicholls and Ann (Davis) Nicholls; married,February26, 1896, to Sarah Ann Hughes.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Joshua Weldon Miles (1858-1929) — also known asJoshua W. Miles — of Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.Born near Marion,SomersetCounty, Md.,December9, 1858.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1895-97; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Maryland,1900(speaker),1904(member,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1912(speaker),1924;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Baltimore, Maryland, 1917-21.Presbyterian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,March 4,1929 (age70 years, 85days).Interment at Manokin Cemetery.

John Woodland Crisfield (1806-1897) — of Maryland. Born near Chestertown,KentCounty, Md.,November8, 1806.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1836;U.S.Representative from Maryland, 1847-49, 1861-63 (6th District1847-49, 1st District 1861-63);delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,January12, 1897 (age90 years, 65days).Interment at Manokin Presbyterian Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofHenryPage.
		Political family:Pagefamily of Princess Anne, Maryland.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Henry Page (1841-1913) — also known asJohn Woodland Crisfield Jr. — of Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,June 28,1841.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867;SomersetCounty State's Attorney, 1870-84; Presidential Elector forMaryland,1889;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1891-92; districtjudge in Maryland, 1892-1908.Presbyterian.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,January7, 1913 (age71 years, 193days).Interment at Manokin Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnWoodland Crisfield; father ofHenryPage (1870-1954).
		Political family:Pagefamily of Princess Anne, Maryland.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Robert Franklin Bratton (1845-1894) — also known asRobert F. Bratton — of Maryland. Born in Barren Creek,WicomicoCounty, Md.,May 13,1845.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1870; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1874, 1880-82, 1888-90; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1884;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1893-94; died inoffice 1894.Died in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,May 10,1894 (age48 years, 362days).Interment at St. Andrew's Cemetery.

George Robertson Dennis (1822-1882) — of Kingston,SomersetCounty, Md.Born in White Haven,WicomicoCounty, Md.,April 8,1822.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1854-56, 1872-74; colonel in the Union Army duringthe Civil War; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1867;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1873-79.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Kingston,SomersetCounty, Md.,August12, 1882 (age60 years, 126days).Interment at St. Andrew's Churchyard.

Levin Woolford (1819-1890) — of Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.Born near Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,1819.Democrat.Lawyer;SomersetCounty Circuit Court Clerk, 1851-69; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1860;Marylandstate comptroller, 1870-78; Maryland state tax commissioner,1878-90;banker.Episcopalian.Died of astroke,in Princess Anne,SomersetCounty, Md.,September30, 1890 (ageabout 71years).Interment at St. Andrew's Churchyard.

Relatives: Sonof Dr. John Woolford and Ann Irving (Gillis) Woolford; married toMiss Atkinson and Annie E. Waters.

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St. Andrew'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland
Joseph Stewart Cottman (1803-1863) — also known asJoseph S. Cottman — ofSomersetCounty, Md.Born near Allen,WicomicoCounty, Md.,August16, 1803.Whig. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1831-32, 1834, 1839; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1836-37; Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland,1848(voted forZacharyTaylor andMillardFillmore);U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1851-53.Slaveowner. Died near Allen,WicomicoCounty, Md.,January28, 1863 (age59 years, 165days).Interment at St. Andrew's Episcopal Churchyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

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