The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-02-23

DEATH OF MAJOR WILLIAM II. DALLAM.-
Major VIM. II. Dallam, Deputy Collector of the
port of Baltimore, died at his residence, Tulip
Hill, near Bel Air, on Thursday morning, at ten
minutes after one O'Clock. Major Dallam had
been in i'll health for a year before his death,
but the event was entirely unexpected by his
family and friends. Shortly after his appoint
ment as Col. Webster's Deputy he contracted a
cold by which his lungs were seriously affected,
and was i'll for several months. lie rallied,
, however, and was enabled to resume his duties
at the Custom House. Last summer he was
again taken i'll but again recovered and it was
thought that he was in a fair way to regain his
usual health. Last Saturday night he returned
home from Baltimore fnoIins uu."uli, ami was
not able to leave home Monday morning
During Tuesday night he was taken much worse
and his physician, DR.. f. Hall Richardson, found
that an abscess had formed on one of his lungs
lie grew rapidly worse and died, as stated, early
yesterday morning. Major Dallam was born in
the ncighborhood of Darlington, and was in the
5Sth year of his age, ut the time of his death
lie began to read law with Hon. John II. Price,
at the residence of the latter, but removing TO
Bel Air completed his law studies in the Office
of the late Major VIM. b. Bond. In 1919 he
was admitted to the bar. In 1851 he was ap-
pointed by Attorney General Brent as his depu-
ty for Hartford county. In the fall of the same
year he was elected States Attorney by the
Democrats, his Wing oppnent being Edwin H.
Webster In 1855 he was elected to the same
office by the Know Nothings, in opposition to
| Rinln ,l,n Il
In 1857 he was also appinted Auditor of the
Court. In 1859 the Know Nothing party again
elected him States Attorney, the late Archer
Ii. Jarrett being the Democratic candidate At
The breaking out of the war he took the Union
side and was chosen Major of Col Webster's eth
Maryland Regiment In 1866 he aided in organ
izing the Conservative Republican party in liar
ford and was nominated by that party, at
Churchville, for Clerk of the county and elected
lie held the position until the formation of the
new Constitution in 1867, when he was defeated
for the Democratic nomination for Clerk by
Capt. A. l.. Jarrett. lie was afterwards ap-
pointed Secretary to the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company and Auditor Of the court which po
sitions he held until February, 1882 when he
was appointed Deputy Collector by Col. Web
ster
Major Dallam filled the various offices he
held with credid and ability. He was a hospit-
able, kind-hearted gentleman and had many
friends in Hartford county. He leaves wife,
one son and thre daughters. He married Miss
Mary Mauisby, daughter of the late Gen. Israel
ID, Maulsby, of this county. One of his daugh-
tiers is the wife A. II. OBrien, of Philadelphia.
His brothers are Messrs John s. Dallam, of Bel
Air, and Joseph Dallam, of Baltimore.
The interment will be at Rock Spring Church,
next Sunday morning. The masonic fraternity
OF the county are requested to meet at the room
of Mount Ararat Lodge, Bel Air, of which Major
Dallam was member, at Q o'clock, or at the
house at 10. Major Dallam was a vestryman of
Emmanuel Episcopal church, Bel Air
The members of the lodge are requested to
meet also on Friday evening.