schools at Ringgold, Washington County High School at Hagerstown,
and Hamilton School of Law, Chicago. Public School teacher in
Washington County 1914-1918; now farmer and fruit grower. Elected
to the House of Delegates 1943..

MARY LAYFIELD NOCK, Democrat, Wicomico County; born at Green
Hill, Wicomico County, Maryland. Elected to House of Delegates,
1946..

WILLIAM CHARLES O'MALLEY, Democrat, Baltimore 3rd; born at
Clinton, Massachusetts, March 7, 1896. Attended the public schools
of Clinton. Accountant. Served as Sergeant in the Medical Depart-
ment of World War I. Member of the House of Delegates since 1944..

JOSEPH B. PAYNE, Republican, Frederick County; born at Lees-
burg, Virginia, December 15, 1894. Attended the public schools of
Brunswick. Employed by the B. & O. Railroad. Served with the
28th Division, 111 Infantry, Company K, in 1917-1924. Member of
House of Delegates, 1935-1939; Re-elected in 1946..

SIMON PETER POLLACK, Democrat, Baltimore 4th; born September
5, 1906, Baltimore. Attended the public schools of Baltimore. En-
gaged in insurance business. Member of the House of Delegates since
1943..

CHARLES JOSEPH POTTS, Democrat, Wicomico County; born at Nor-
folk, Virginia, April 19, 1910. Attended public school in Salisbury,
Maryland; Randolph Macon Academy; Pennsylvania State College,
State College, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1932; attended the Law
School of the University of Maryland and was admitted to the Bar in
1937. From 1943-1946 served as a Corporal with Company D, 276th
Infantry Regiment. Executive Director of the Wicomico Young Men's
Democratic Club..

LEROY WEBSTER PRESTON, Democrat, Baltimore 5th; born in Balti-
more County, July 30, 1915. Attended public schools at Towson, and
at St. Petersburg, Florida; graduated from the University of Balti-
more in 1938. Admitted to the Bar the same year. Member of the
61st Air Group, 1941-1946, holding rank as Major, served in the
China-Burma-India Theatre. Assistant City Solicitor of Baltimore
City since 1947. Elected to the House of Delegates 1946. Member of
the Commission on Legislative Office Space; Vice Chairman, Demo-
cratic State Central Committee..

*LEROY PUMPHREY, Democrat, Prince George's County. Attorney,
farmer and banker. Elected to the House of Delegates 1942. Member
of the Legislative Council..

JACOB RAY RAMSBURG, Republican, Frederick County, born near
Lewistown, Maryland, February 16, 1908. Attended the public schools
of Frederick County. Insurance agent. Member of the House of Dele-
gates since 1935. Elected Minority Floor Leader of the House in
1947. President Frederick County Council on Religious Education;
member Salvation Army Advisory Board of Frederick..

LESTER BENTEN REED, Republican, Allegany County; born at Mt.
Savage, Maryland, August 10, 1908. Attended the public schools of
Allegany County, and Catherman's Business College, Cumberland..