SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 215

CARROLL COUNTY—Four Members.

SAMUEL H. HOFFACKER, Democrat.

Mr. Hoffacker was born in Baltimore. His great-grand-
father Hoffman is credited with making the first sheet of
paper in the United States, and his great-grandfather
Michael Hoffacker served under Washington in the Revo-
lutionary War, and was with him at Valley Forge. Mr.
Hoffacker received his education at White Hall Academy,
in Baltimore county. During the Civil War he was a member
of the One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
He is now engaged in farming at Alesia, near the Baltimore
county line. He was elected to the House of Delegates in
1885, and has been a justice of the peace for twelve years.

ERNEST M. ANDERSON, Democrat.

Mr. Anderson is a merchant at Mount Airy, Carroll county.
He is 49 years old, and was born in Frederick county. Mr.
Anderson received a public school education, and early in life
engaged in business pursuits. He was formerly a member of
the County School Board and postmaster at Mount Airy.

MICHAEL E. WALSH, Democrat.

Mr. Walsh is one of the young attorneys of the West-
minster bar. He was born near Hampstead, Carroll county,
in March, 1865, and was educated in the public schools and
at Franklin High School, at Reistertown. For five years he
taught in the public schools of Carroll county. Entering the
law office, as a student, under the late Judge Charles B.
Roberts, he remained there six months, finishing his studies
with the firm of Reifsneider & Fink. He was admitted to
the bar in 1888. He was in the Legislature of 1890. He has
been for a number of years one of the examiners in equity at
the Carroll county bar.

MILTON M. NORRIS, Democrat.

Dr. Norris was born near Libertytown, Frederick county,
September 13, 1856. He graduated from the Western Mary-
land College at Westminster, and later from Dickinson
College, Pennsylvania. He entered the Maryland University
of Medicine at Baltimore, graduating March 6, 1880. He
settled at Union Bridge, and has been an active practicing
physician for 19 years, retiring two years ago, since which
time he has been looking after his agricultural interests. He
was elected to the House of Delegates in 1897, serving on the
Claims, Hygiene and Education committees. He is now
local health officer at Union Bridge.