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and is at the present time a student at the College of Physi-
cians and Surgeons in Baltimore. He was educated in the
public schools of the county. He was originally a Democrat,
but for the past six years has affiliated with the Republican
party.

SAMUEL L. GIBSON, Republican.

Mr. Gibson is a farmer of the Third district of Calvert
county, and is 63 years of age. Twenty years ago he was a
Judge of the Orphans' Court, having been elected by the Dem-
ocrats for a term of four years. He has been a member of the
Republican party the past ten years.

CAROLINE COUNTY— Two Members.
JAMES FRANK LEDNUM, Democrat.

Mr. Lednum was born in Denton, Md., and is 35 years of
age. He was educated in the public schools of Caroline
county, and at the age of 15 years entered the store of his
uncle, the late William T. Hignutt, of Bethlehem, Md., as a
clerk. His uncle died in 1885 and Mr. Lednum became the
sole proprietor of the Bethlehem business, which he success-
fully conducted until 1890, when he removed to Preston and
engaged in his present mercantile business. In addition to
his large mercantile interests, he is a director in the People's
National Bank of Denton, and secretary of the Preston Can-
ning Company. He has held the office of postmaster both at
Bethlehem and Preston, and was at one time collector of taxes
for the Fourth election district. He never held any other
public office, and this is the first time he was ever nominated
for any office.

CALVIN SATTERFIELD, Democrat.

Mr. Satterfield was born in Caroline county, August 4, 1861,
and grew to manhood there. He is a graduate of the law de-
partment of the University of Virginia, and was for two years
in the law office of John P. Poe, of Baltimore. Leaving Mr.
Poe's office he went to Austin, Texas, and became managing
editor of the Daily Statesman. In 1887 he was appointed
postoffice inspector for Texas, which he held until September,
1888, when ne returned to Maryland. In 1891 he went to
Virginia and became interested in railroad enterprises. There
he remained until 1895, when he returned to his native county,
where he has since resided. In 1886 he married Miss Susan
P. Walker, daughter of General R. Lindsay Walker, of Rich-
mond, Va. Mr. Satterfield lives in Greensboro, and is engaged
in the canning business.