Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-31
MARYLAND REPRESENTATIVES.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
CONSTITUENTS.
Short Sketches of The Men Who VIII Rep
resent This County st The Coming
Session of The Legislature.


Session Of The Legislature.
The Baltimore San recently published
short sketches OF all the members If the
Maryland Legislature, which will meet
here tomorrow "Wednesday. January L..
The following are reproduced. as they
are of particular interest TO Anne Arun-
del countians:
ELIJAH WILLIAMS.
Dr. Elijah Williams, Democrat. was
born in Anne Arundel county. and is So
years old. Ills father was James l.
Williams. He was educated in the public
schools of Anne Arundel county. at Cum
berland Valley Institute, Mechanicsburg,
Va. and at West River Classical Instr
tute. Owensville. Anne Arundel county
In 1869 he was graduated in medicine
from the University of Maryland. and has
actively engaged in his profession ever
since. DIR. Williams is and has been for
long time member OF the Democratic
State Central Committee of Anne Arun-
del county. He was county treasurer
from 1894 TO 1893. and was elected State
Senator in 1899. He has a firsl-class
farm and often entertains his friends in
his hospitable home and gives them an
Anne Arundel "coon hunt.
WILLIAM T. LEATHERBURY.
William +. Leatherbury. OF Galloways,
Anne Arundel county, was born June g,
1874. in Onancock, Accomac county, Va
Both OF his parents having died while he
was an infant, he was reared by his
mother twin sister, Miss Sallie c. Oliver.
This aunt died when he was fifteen years
old, and then he was apprenllced to his
uncle to learn the carpenters trade. He
served two and a-hali years. When
Virginia seeded he enlisted in Captain
Edward NAPLES Volunteer Company.
which disbanded when General Lock
wood came down the peninsula. Mr..
Leatherbury was then employed on a
freight vessel plying between Onancock
and Baltimore. He removed to West
River in 1868 and engaged in the oyster
business unul 1872. Until 1884 he was
in the freighting business. Since that
time he has been engaged In the lumber
and coal trade at Galloways.
JAMES R. BRAsHEARs.
James Russell Brashears was born on
West river. in Anne Arundel county, on
March Is. 1858 He is SON OF the late
John w. Brashears, who was Register oil
Wills Tor Anne Arundel county from 1881
to 1887. He was appointed by his father
deputy in his Office, where he remained
during the full term. and in the mean
time read law and was admitted to the
bar at Annapolis in 1887. where he has
since practiced his profession. He has
been nominated on every county Demo
cratic ticket since 1889 TO the present,
except in 1897, when ne was serving
term as State Attorney. In the years
1889. 1891 and 1893 he was elected TO
the House OF Delegates, and in 1895 was
elected States Attorney, was renomina-
ted in 1899 for States Attorney, but was
defeated with the whole ticket, excep t the
candidate for the Senate, whose nominal
ton was agreed to by both factions of
the party. While member of the House
ef Delesat he served on all the import
ant committees chairmen OF some and
was temporary Speaker in 1894.
FREDERICK L. SMILEY.
Frederick L. Shipley was born near
Harman's. Anne Arundel county, Nd,
IN 1861. He received his education in
the public schools of this county, and al
DIR. Griswold's Academy, near Jessups.
He was engaged in the trucking business
for a number of years, but abandoned
that about the year 1896 for the larger
field Of selling and shipping produce in
Baltimore. he has been among the
foremost to advocate good roads for his
county and will strenuously advocate
measures along this line during the COM
ing session of the Legislature. lie is
married and has never held office.
JAMES A. WATTS.
James A. Watts is resident Of the
Fourth district of Anne Arundel county.
He was born thirty -seven years ago, and
Is son OF the late N. p. Watts, OF
Odenton. Mr.. Watts is most success
full farmer, and has engaged in the COM
mission business in Anne Arundel, as
well as farming. He has never held
office until now. He is unmarried.