1,500. When he entered the Forty-third Congress, he
was but twenty-eight years of age, and was the youngest
member in the House, notwithstanding which he served
ably on several of the most important committees.
In 1874 Mr. Lowndes was a second-time candidate for a
seat in Congress, but was defeated by William Walsh by
the narrow majority of fifty votes. Since his retirement
from Congress, Mr. Lowndes has several times been men-
tioned in connection with the nomination, which at last
became his in November, 1895. He was a member of
the national convention that nominated James A. Garfield
for the Presidency, and was one of the National World's
Fair Commissioners for Maryland. Mr. Lowndes was
nominated by the Republican Convention, in Cambridge,
after an exciting canvass in the State and city primaries,
on Aug. 15th, 1895, and from that time to his election to the
highest office in the gift of the State, his time was given
unreservedly to the interests of the campaign. The
family of the Governor include five sons and a daughter.
He was married in 1869, his wife being a cousin, Miss
Elizabeth, daughter of the late Richard T. Lowndes.
Their two eldest sons, Lloyd and Richard, were graduated
from Yale July, 1895, and the third, Charles, finished his
education in Europe. As Executive of the State, Gov-
ernor Lowndes has been attentive to the very closest
details of his office, making a capable and dignified chief
magistrate of the Commonwealth of Maryland. Gov-
ernor Lowndes is a lineal descendant of Edward Lloyd.
the first Commander of Anne Arundel county, in 1651.

Secretary of State: RICHARD DALLAM. of Harford
county.

Mr. Dallam was born in Belair, Harford county, and is
thirty-three years of age. He is the next youngest man
who has ever occupied the position. He was educated at
the Harford Academy, Belair, and entered the Maryland
Law School, from which he graduated in 1888. During
Colonel Webster's term as collector of the port of Balti-
more, he received an appointment to a position in the
Custom House, which lie held until 1889, when he resigned
to practice his profession. He is a member of the vestry
of Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, Belair, and is
president of the Harford County Fire Insurance Com-
pany. He is married and has two daughters. He resides
in Annapolis, and performs the duties of his office with