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Some Famous Sons Of Dorchester.

Cambridge
In a study of local history and
the lives of men of prominence who,
in years gone by, labored to pro-
mote the welfare of their communi-
ty, it lis a difficult matter to select
a few Of those who have left their
imprint on the pages of history and
to point out certain ones who have
won fame beyond the confines of
county OF State, and who challenge
the admiration and reverence of all
people. There are many others not
named here to whom we could point
with pride in force of talent and
nobleness of character, whose lives
and deeds will be perpetuated when
the monuments which may have
been erected to their memory shall
have crumbled into dust. Macawlay
has said, 1.-THE history of a country
is best told in a record of the lives
of its people" If this be true,
then the citizens of Dorchester
county may well be proud of the
men who, by enterprise. industry
and true patriotism, have risen to
eminence, and whose names have
become famous in the annals of the
Nation. This county ranks second
to none in the State in the produc-
ton of men whose lives are wor-
thy the imitation of others, and
whose influence extends through the
length and breadth of the land.
Dorchester county has furnished
to the State six Governors,an honor
seldom accorded a single communi-
ty. The first was the Hon. John
Henry, who was elected by the
Legislature in 1897. Mr.. Henry
was one of the most prominent fac
tors in public life dn Maryland in
the latter part of the 18th century,
and he and Hon. Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton, were the first United
States Senators to represent their
commonwealth in the legislative
halls of the Nation. He was born
at Weston" the family estate, on
the Nanticoke, in 1850. He gradu-
ated at Princeton with high honors
in 1869, then served his State and
county in the Continental Congress
and United States Senate, and aft
erward as Governor, until obliged
to resign on account of failing
health. He died and was buried at
Weston" in 1898.
The second Governor from Dor
chester county was the Hon. Charles
Goldsborough, who was born at
Hunting Creek, in 1865, and who
was elected cleo Ge4arneE- of Maryland
in 1918. Gov. Goldsborough's Sec
ond wife was Sarah Yerbury Colds
borough, daughter of Chas. Colds
borough, of Horns Point, and their
descendants are prominently identi-
fled with the history of Maryland,
and have been men and women of
the highest honor and intelligence.
Although not born in Dorchester
county, Gov. Thomas King Carroll
was later a resident and devoted to
its interests. He became Governor
in 1929, and was noted for his I'M
impeachable integrity and lofty
character. At the expiration of his
term as Governor, he retired to pri-
vate life In this county, where he
died in 1873, and was buried in the
cemetery of "Old Trinity Church.
The fourth Governor from Dor
chester county was the Hon.
Thomas Holiday Hicks, who was
born at East New Market, in 1898.
In 1888 he was made Register of
Wills and filled that position for
seventeen years, until he was made
Governor in 1855. His administra-
ton covered a period of vital i'm
portance in the history of our
country, and the efficient manner
in which he discharged every duty
soon brought him into national
prominence. He became known as
1.-THE War Governor" and was no.
ted for his unselfish and unyielding
patriotism. 1t is conceded that no
man exerted greater influence on
the politics of Maryland nor ac-
complished more for the good of his
State and fellow-citizens in his
day and generation than he. He
died Feb. Is, 1865, and was buried
in the Cambridge Cemetery, where
place.
The fifth Governor from Dor
chester county was the Hon. Henry
Lloyd, afterwards for many years
Associate Judge of the First Judicial
Circuit of Maryland The Judges
grandfather, Edward Lloyd, was
Governor of Maryland from 1909 to
1911, and one hundred years before
another Edward Lloyd served in the
same POSITION, holding his office I'M
der appointment of the King, and
one of the Lords Baltimore. Judge
Lloyd served lis State as Governor
from 1885 tc 1883, and owing to
his wei!-informed mind and superior
judgment, mis- wise administration
reflected great credit upon the
democratic parry in general.
The sixth Governor which Dor
chester county has given to the
State is the recently elected execu-
tive, Hon. Phillips Lee Colds
borough. Although born in Somer-
set county, his youth was spent here
and Dorchester claims him as one
OF her honored sons. The facts in
the life of Gov. Goldsborough have
SO recently been brought prominent
ly before the public that we need
only speak of the high esteem in
which he has been held as lawyer,