Mr. Young comes from a prominent family, his father,
John W. Young, having been twice elected Clerk of Court
for Allegany County as a Democrat, although the county is
strongly Republican. He has held responsible political posi-
tions, having been clerk of the Board of Election Supervisors,
and in 1921 was elected a Road Director for Allegany County
by the largest vote ever given a Democrat for any office in
that county.

In the election of 1923, Mr. Young was elected Clerk of
the Court of Appeals of Maryland. The majority he received
(58,957) was the largest ever given to a candidate for public
office in Maryland.

In September, 1926, he was again nominated, and in
November, 1926, was re-elected for a term of four years,
again receiving the largest majority ever given a candidate
for public office in the State.

In September, 1930, Mr. Young was renominated, and in
November, 1930, he was re-elected for another term of four
years.

State Treasurer: JOHN M. DENNIS (Democrat), Riderwood,

Maryland.

John M. Dennis was born February 23, 1866, at Fred-
erick, Maryland. He is the son of the late Colonel George
Robertson Dennis and Fanny McPherson Dennis. Colonel
George Robertson Dennis was born on a farm named "Essex,"
in Somerset County, Maryland, March 16, 1831, he being a
direct descendant of John Dennis, who sailed from Gravesend,
England, July, 1638, at the age of 22 years, in the ship
Merchants' Hope. He settled in Accomac County, Virginia,
married and had several children, as appears by his will, on
record in the Northampton County Court House. His son,
Donnoch Dennis, was born in 1645, moved to Somerset
County, Maryland, and resided there until 1716, when he
died. He married Eliza Lyttleton, daughter of Nathaniel
Lyttleton. He was appointed Lord High Sheriff of the
county in 1685 by Governor Copley, an office at that time of
high rank and dignity, and was a lawyer by profession.

The descendants of Donnock Dennis held high positions in
each generation and were recognized as men of learning and
ability, holding offices in the courts and councils of the State
and of the Nation.

Lyttleton Dennis, fourth in descent from Donnock, mar-
ried Elizabeth Upshur. He was an able man and an eloquent
speaker. For many years he held the office of Judge of the