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Famous Marylanders, Lawyers and Politicians

• Agnew Spiro T. (1918- ) (vice president)
Spiro T. Agnew (from Infoplease)
Spiro Theodore Agnew, (1918- ), 39th vice president of the United States (1969-1973) was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Agnew resigned that office when he was fined for income tax evasion.
• Chase, Samuel  (1743-1811) (signer of the Declaration)
• Samuel Chase
  He was born, in Somerset county in Maryland on the 17th of April, 1741. At the early age of eighteen he was sent to Annapolis, to commence the study of law.
• Glendening, Parris N. (governor)
• Parris N. Glendening
  Parris N. Glendening overcame humble beginnings to become the 59th Governor of the State of Maryland. He was the governor of Maryland from 1995 - 2003.
• Goldstein, Louis L. (1913-1998) (Comptroller)
• Former Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein
  Louis L. Goldstein served as Comptroller of the Treasury from 1959 to 1998. Born in Prince Frederick, Maryland, in 1913 and died in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland, in 1998.
• Louis L. Goldstein
• Hanson, John (1715-1783) (first president)
John Hanson, American Patriot and First President of the United States
John Hanson served in the president office from November 5, 1781 until November 3, 1782. There were six more presidents after him.
• Jackson, Carroll Lillie (d. 1975 ) (civil rights activist)
• Lillie Carroll Jackson, mother of a movement
  The successful struggle for civil rights in Maryland was a defining achievement of this century. Lillie Carroll Jackson was a key general in that battle.
• Key, Francis Scott (1780-1843)
• Francis Scott Key
  Francis Scott Key, son of an established Maryland family, was born in western Maryland (Frederick, MD). He wrote the poem "The Star Spangled Banner", the nation's national anthem.
• Kelley, Harry (Ocean City mayor 1970-1985)
• Harry Kelley, bullish on the beach
  Ocean City mayor: One of state's most colorful politicians, he led resort into a vibrant era.
• Lane, William Peterson (Maryland governor)
• William Preston Lane: He unified the state
  Bay Bridge champion: Governor ended Eastern Shore's isolation from rest of Maryland.
• Lee, Edward Brooke (d.1984) (politician)
• E. Brooke Lee's Montgomery County
  A man of energy and vision, Lee was Mr. Democrat in Montgomery when its governmental structure was built and refined. One of the county's principal cities, Silver Spring, took its name from his family's farm.
• Lewis, David (d. 1952) (lawmaker)
• David Lewis and his bootstraps
  Lawmaker: By the light of his miner's cap, he learned Latin and law and went on to fight for workers.
• McKeldin, Theodore Roosevelt (Maryland governor)
• Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor of Maryland
  Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin was born November 20, 1900, in Balti- more City, one of the eleven children of the late James A. and Dora (Grief) McKeldin.
• Marshall, Thurgood (1908-1993) (Supreme Court justice)
• Thurgood Marshall As rugged as his monument
  JusticeThurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native son and civil rights lawyer who reached the pinnacle of the U.S. justice system.
• Thurgood Marshall - American Rvolutionary
• Mfume, Kweisi (congressman)
• Kweisi Mfume And Beyond
  A web site that covers Mfume's biography and career up to his position with NAACP.
• Mikulski, Barbara (1936- ) (senator)
• Senator Barbara A. Mikulski
  She was born and raised in historic and ethnically rich East Baltimore where her parents ran a neighborhood grocery store across the street from their Highlandtown home.
• Ritchie, Albert Cabell (d. 1936) (Maryland governor)
• Albert C. Ritchie, Maryland Governor
  Four-term governor: He dominated state politics and made Maryland government a model.
• Sarbanes, Paul (1933- )(senator)
United States Senator, Paul S. Sarbanes
Born in Salisbury, Maryland on February 3, 1933. His parents immigrated to the United States from Laconia, Greece. Attended the public schools in Salisbury, Maryland, graduating from Wicomico Senior High School. Elected in 1976 to the United States Senate.
• Schaefer, William Donald (Maryland Governor)
• William Donald Schaefer
  William Donald Schaefer--elected November 1998 as Maryland’s 32nd Comptroller of the Treasury-- has served in public office for 40 years at both the state and local level.
• William Donald Schaefer, Comptroller of Maryland
  Comptroller Schaefer is a life long Maryland resident, born in West Baltimore in 1921. He was educated in Baltimore’s public schools, graduated from Baltimore City College and received his J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
• Shriver, Sargent (ambassador)
Sargent Shriver
As an international lawyer and administrator, ambassador, and an advocate for the poor and powerless, Sargent Shriver has compiled a record of public service at every tier, from the local level to the world community.
• Smith, Samuel (1752 1839) (congressman & senator)
Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith, a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Carlisle, Pa., July 27, 1752; moved with his family to Baltimore, Md., in 1759.
• Taney, Roger (1777 - 1864 ) (chief justice of the Supreme Court)
• Roger Taney
  He was a Maryland litigator in the 1820s. In 1837 Jackson rewarded Taney by naming him chief justice of the Supreme Court.
• Taney, Roger Brooke
  Taney, Roger Brooke, 5th chief justice of the U.S. SUPREME COURT (1836-64); b. Calvert co., Md. As U.S. attorney general (1831-33) and secretary of the treasury (1833-34) under Pres. Jackson.
• Townsend, Kathleen Kennedy (lieutenant governor)
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Maryland's first woman lieutenant governor.

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