Enoch Louis Lowe
MSA SC 3520-1460

Governor of Maryland, 1851-1854 (Democrat)

Born:  August 10, 1820 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland¹
Father:  Bradley S. Lowe²
Mother:  Adelaide (de la Vincendiere) Lowe³
Education:
            attended St. John's School, Frederick
            enrolled at Clongowes Wood College, near Dublin, Ireland
            graduated, Jesuit College, Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England, 1839
            studied law under Judge Lynch, Frederick, Maryland, 1840-1842⁴
Marriage:  May 29, 1844 to Esther Winder Polk⁵
Children:  Adelaide Vincendiere, Anna Maria, Enoch Louis (died young), Paul Emil, Vivian, Victoire Vincindiere, Enoch Louis, Alexander Stuart, Esther Winder, Mary Gorter, James Polk⁶
Religious Affiliation:  Catholic⁷
Positions held:
           Admitted to the bar, 1842
            Practiced law with John W. Baughman, Frederick County
            Legal counsel, Erie Railroad Company
            Maryland House, 1845
            Governor of Maryland 1851-1854
            Member, Democratic National Convention, 1856
            Presidential elector, 1860
            Practiced law, Brooklyn, New York, 1866-1892⁸
Died:  August 23, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York⁹
Burial:  St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick¹⁰

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