Mary Ridgely Preston Brown (1857-1895)
MSA SC 3520-2282
First Lady of Maryland, 1892-1895

Mary Ridgely Preston Brown by Norval H. Busey
1880, Maryland Commission on Artistic Property
Maryland State Archives, MSA SC 1545-1068

Born:  February 23, 1857¹
Father:  David Ridgely²
Mother:  Mary R.³
Ridgely Family Homes:  146 Cathedral St. and 130 Cathedral St., Baltimore City⁴
Marriage:  December 22, 1879 to Governor Frank Brown⁵
Children:  Mary and Frank⁶
Brown Family Homes:  "Springfield", Carroll County, and 900 N. Charles St., Baltimore City⁷
Previous Marriage:  June 12, 1877 to Horatio Preston, who left her a widow⁸
Died:  May 11, 1895⁹
Buried:  Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore City¹⁰

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