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Maryland Manual, 1903
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248 MARYLAND MANUAL.

Dorchester County—WM. F. APPLEGARTH, Democrat.
Senator Applegarth was re-elected to the Senate in 1901,
and is one of the workers of that body. He is a graduate of
St. John's College. He taught school for a number of years,
but for a long period has been merchandising. He was a
member of the House of Delegates in 1894. He is one of
the directors of the Dorchester National Bank.

Frederick County—DAVID M. DEVILBISS, Republican.

Dr. Devilbiss was born near Libertytown, April 3, 1845, on
a farm, and until he was twenty-five followed farming as
vocation. He then studied medicine, graduating from the
University of Maryland in the class of 1872, and is now
engaged in the active practice of his profession. He was
health officer of the county for several years, and this fall
elected to the Senate.

Garrett Comity—ULYSSES G. PALMER, Republican.

Mr. Palmer, the newly elected Senator from Garrett, was
born July 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania. He attended the com-
mon schools and graduated from the Mansfield State Normal
School, and later received bachelor's degree from Scientific
Department of Lafayette College. He taught until thirty
years of age—the last eight years as principal at Kaston—
and then came to Hutton, where he became secretary-treas-
urer of the Enterprise Tanning Company. During Governor
Lowndes' administration he was secretary-treasurer and
examiner of Garrett County School Board. He was instru-
mental in establishing the First National Bank of Oakland,
and served as its cashier for six months. He is a member of
the Disciples Church and Masonic fraternity.

Harford County—THOMAS H. ROBINSON, Democrat.

Senator Robinson was born March 2, 1859; educated in the
schools of Harford County; studied law with the Hon. Henry
D. Farnandis, and was admitted to the Belair bar May 11,
1882. He has been engaged in the practice of his profession
ever since.

In 1891 he was elected to the State Senate for the unex-
pired term of Benjamin Silver, who had been elected in 1889,
and who died after the first session of the Senate. In Janu-
ary, 1894, Mr. Robinson was elected president of the Second
National Bank of Belair, which position he still holds. In
the fall of 1901 he was elected to the Senate of Maryland by
396 majority, former Congressman William B. Baker being
the Republican nominee for that office.

Mr. Robinson was married in 1884 to Miss Clara C., the
daughter of Judge James M. Cain.


 

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