The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-09-14

l"S ahu"uhe"l himself ~ a feinusiatic candidate
iur Congress IN the tih Congressional district a
correspondent Of the Sas. Who signs himself -
Republican" furnishes an interesting biographi.
cnl sketch of Mr.. Uittings. which, u. Il will no
doubt 'niercst many af the readers 81 the INmN
We tranicr 10 our columns:
Lambert Gitiings. n retired merchant. was
b"th September let. lSni. at Briia Ncsia arigi
naly lliiIs Forest. baltimore county. Maryland.
which beautiful plarc he now owns. Ills father
was james Gittings, JF., the son of james Git
tings. ot Long Green, baltimore county. Iiis
mother was Harriet StVrse,t the aus hier &c John
Sirrrcii. a distinguished shipping merchant. who
was the sou 1T james SterEcit, wha came Ia Mary .
land irom Carlisle. pcnnsy lVania with the family
oi ten. SMITH. ur his muthcr's side he Is con.
nected with most Of the old families of Maryland.
such ~ the kidgelys. Du-seys. Nichoisons. Car
r,ilr. aud others aud his fathers side Nth the
Buchanans aud CToNalls. the latter side being one
ot the oldest English families oi Maryland.
"Mr. Gittings completed his education at Bel
air. aud len school when about sixteen years oi
age. lie hTst entered the counting -ruom Of Mcr-
Eiman Ghtings aud aiierNard that oI osrooi
Co. Gay stTcct. naltimutc nclurr reaching his
majority he ~. taken hy Mr.. I.aac Mckim o..
surcTcargo to the West Indies aud Smyrna. \
warm friendship existed between Mr.. Gitlings aud
Mr.. Mckim until the death ii the latter. anil -
great M. M. Mckins confidence In Mr. Fittings
Z that he seldom cinpi"yrl a snpercargn OF clerk
wtth"ui consulting Mr.. Gitiings. On his return
Mr.. fitting. established himself IA the lr,,lure
commission basincss. and aiictaarl runlucici an
cNicnsiNr shipping commission businr.s IN the
West indies, Soath America. Mediterranean aud
general trade. lie has visited various parts 1t the
world ia CONJUNCTION With his bgsiRcss, and Mas
well aud faNorably known in all the commercial
potts whgrsNer the American dag has huatc,. his
avn Ncs.rls having Vtsit~l meet 1t them IN the
Ea.t ani West Indies. south America generally.
Australia and the Mediterranean.
To the prrscnt time Ms. Cuttings never sought
IFU fl hell tfia
profit. When atsai twrniN ycars Of age he
VA married a. Mis- Henrietta Tenant. daughter
II Colonel Thomas Tenant. distinguished ship.
pin. merchant and ship owner. III. father fan.
iy. on the kigcly. Gittings aud Euchansn eide.
were kpiseopal,an.; his mother'. family Nere
Pfr.bytrrian.. lie himself "a. chrisienci by .
Methodist clergyman. Ills maternal great grand
father. James Stcrrcti. in come -ton aith Gvnc a
smiths family AMI the ratier.uu.. buili toe fret
Presbyterian church Va Baltimore. GA the lite
where the I nitel state. courthouse uow stand.
Politically be ha, al~ay. been a jackson dvuia-
rfat. having been great aimiFrr a that distn
gui.hel man. lie Ia. twa la. htcr- ing. t4r
eli,.t Harriet. the sifc Il l"hn itasl M4ilistun.
uctnbst Il enc % IL. ui,i,.i carolina ialuiii,s
The ether auehict ien.jctta is the ale ul ia..
H. nuchanau. sun Of Charlie, T.. and graud.au &
" buchanan. the 6f.i register e Wiil. ui the ci,
u Baltimore. lie hal two ether ehi' lrCu. Mary
T.. the Nttc & Surgeon JAIME. Siinuuu# q the
Tinted >tatcs army. She liel ica,ir. three
"Au-hleist VI "ltthf- had ais~ Promising
san. The NuuHs tnau. when ahuuf tNcHts nnc
Nctf. % age. iiel % The ,,i.a fever 20 hing
Ton. J tmAira. while there 80 .afr.,afc CO., 'uc 20
Bic father. Av-.yi.. t,thaugh stranger 70 "a.
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strange hand. tH'uuttstiy Aui uithauf ths hu.p1
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iu the II Fee .,.ai ,latei tht g. ~ G.taur. Ls.
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