Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Lynn Shaffer Ewing (1874-1943)
MSA SC 3520-2309
Official Hostess of Maryland, 1908-1912

Born: November 16, 18741
Father: Perry S. Shaffer2
Mother: Martha E. Porter3
Maternal Grandfather: Colonel William E. Porter4
Marriage: February 20, 1912 to Cecil E. Ewing of Rising Sun, Maryland5
Children: Shirley Evans Ewing, who married Howard Donald MacLellan6
Occupation: Maryland State Librarian, 1908-19127
Administration: Official Hostess for her uncle, Governor Austin Crothers, 1908-19128
Died: July 16, 1943 in Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland 9
Buried: West Nottingham Cemetery, Cecil County, Maryland10


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