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Maryland Manual, 1902
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SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. 249*

large real estate owner on Kent Island, and is a director in
the Centerville National Bank. He is connected with Arcana
Lodge of Masons in Baltimore, and is also a member of the
Improved Order of Heptasophs and Knights of Pythias on.
Kent Island.

Somerset County—LEMUEL E. P. DENNIS, Republican.

Mr. Dennis was born in Somerset County. He is a suc-
cessful merchant of Crisfield. He served a term as Collector
of the Port of Crisfield. His high character brought him a*
large vote in his native county.

St. Mary's County—JAMBS J. GREENWELL, -Democrat.

Senator Greenwell was born in 1863, and educated at Mt..
St. Mary's College and Fordham, N. Y. In 1871 he was-
nominated and elected Clerk of the Circuit Court, and in
1897 was renominated but defeated. In 1899 he was nomi-
nated for the House of Delegates but declined. In 1900 he
was appointed Chief Clerk in State Tobacco Warehouse. In-
1901 he reluctantly accepted the nomination for the House,,
and successfully defeated the "tall sycamore of the Patux-
ent," thereby earning the title of "tall hickory of the-
Potomac.''

Talbot County—ROBERT B. DIXON, Republican.

Senator Dixon, recently elected to the Senate of Maryland*
from Talbot County, was born in Baltimore August 22, 1834,
A few years thereafter his father, James Dixon, moved to
Talbot County, settling on land that has been in his wife's-
family (the Bartletts) for over two hundred years. Here the-
subject of this sketch was educated by a private tutor, then
the public schools, and afterwards graduated in 1852 from
West Town Boarding School, in Chester County, Pa. He-
then commenced farming on Miles river—same farm he still
resides on. In 1859 he undertook a mercantile business at
Easton—lumber, coal, phosphate, steamboating and insur-
ance—which is still conducted under firm name Robert B.-
Dixon & Co. He also later took an active interest in many
local enterprises, and became director in a number in various
parts of the State. At the present time he is President of
the Easton National Bank, the oldest and largest financial
institution on the Eastern Shore; also Treasurer Working'
men's Permanent B. and L. Association, President Eastoo
Furniture Company, Treasurer Easton Water Company,
Treasurer Easton Ice Company, Director B. C. A. R. R. Co.,


 

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