A.B.; University of Maryland Law School, LL.B. Member of the
Maryland Bar. Served with the First Army in Europe during World
War II. Unmarried. Member of the House of Delegates, 1946-50.
Elected to the Senate in 1950.

RALPH L. MASON, Democrat, Worcester County. Born in Snow
Hill, May 18, 1896. Attended Worcester County public schools; Bea-
com Business College, Salisbury. Canner, banker, farmer. Member,
Masons. Married. Appointed to the Senate in 1952.

JOSEPH A. MATTINGLY, Democrat, St. Mary's County; born
in Leonardtown, January 2, 1916. Attended St. Mary's Academy;
Leonard Hall; University of Maryland, A.B. 1938, LL.B., 1941. Ad-
mitted to the Maryland Bar, 1941. Served with the Navy as Lieu-
tenant Commander, 1941-46. State's Attorney, St. Mary's County,
1950-54. Married. Member of the House of Delegates, 1946-50. Elected
to the Senate in 1954.

JAMES B. MONROE, Republican, Charles County; born in Wal-
dorf, August 10, 1908. Automobile dealer. Unmarried. Member of
the House of Delegates, 1935-45. Elected to the Senate in 1946. Re-
signed April, 1957.

MARY L. NOCK, Democrat, Wicomico County; born in Green Hill.
Attended Wicomico County public schools; graduate of Beacom Busi-
ness College, Wilmington, Delaware. Housewife. Married. Member
of the House of Delegates, 1946-54. Elected to the Senate in 1954.

JOHN-CLARENCE NORTH, Democrat, Talbot County; born in
Tilghman, August 25, 1922. Attended Easton public schools; Univer-
sity of Baltimore. Member of the Maryland Bar. Served in the U. S.
Navy during World War II. Member, American Bar Association;
Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Lions; V.F.W.; American Legion;
Masons; Shriners. Married. Member of the House of Delegates 1950-
54. Elected to the Senate in 1954.

EDWARD S. NORTHROP, Democrat, Montgomery County; born
in Chevy Chase, June 12, 1911. Attended Montgomery County public
schools; Woodberry Forest Preparatory School; George Washington
University, A.B. 1936. Member of the Maryland Bar. Served in
U. S. Navy, with rank of Commander, 1941-46. Member, Board of
Managers, Chevy Chase Village, 1932-33; Superintendent of Public
Service, Chevy Chase Village, 1933-41; Attorney, Chevy Chase Vil-
lage, 1946. Married. Elected to the Senate in 1954.

LOUIS N. PHIPPS, Democrat, Anne Arundel County; born in
Tracy's Landing, March 6, 1896. Attended Anne Arundel County
public schools; University of Baltimore, A.B. Automobile dealer and
garage owner. Served overseas with the 79th Division during World
War I and with the Ordnance Department during World War II.
Former Alderman and twice Mayor of the City of Annapolis. Mar-
ried. Member of the Senate, 1938-42, and since 1950.

HARRY T. PHOEBUS, Republican, Somerset County; born in
Oriole, February 24, 1893. Attended Oriole public schools. Automo-
bile and real estate dealer. County Commissioner, Somerset County,
1921-25; Treasurer, Somerset County, 1925; Commissioner of Labor
and Statistics, 1937. Married. Member of the House of Delegates
1917-21. Member of the Senate, 1934-37, and since 1946. Minority
Leader, 1955-57.