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Republican, and has always taken an interest in politics. In the
year 1883 he was nominated as the Republican candidate for the
State's attorneyship for Frederick county, and was elected by a
large majority over his Democratic opponent, leading the entire
State and county ticket, although a portion of the ticket was
defeated. This position he filled for four years. In 1889 he
was nominated on the Republican ticket for the House of Dele-
gates and was elected by a good majority, again leading his ticket
by a large vote. In the Legislature of '1890, he was a member
of the judiciary committee and of the committee on inspections.

Mr. Norwood is a director and counsel of the First National
Bank of Frederick, and has been identified with a number of
business enterprises since the beginning of his career. He is
unmarried.

He is a member of committees on judicial proceedings, on
militia, on contingent expenses of the Senate, on public buildings
in Annapolis, on roads and highways.

GARRETT COUNTY.

Senator Robert A. Ravenscroft.

Dr. Robert A. Ravenscroft, hold-over Senator from Garrett,
was born in Allegany county, Maryland, on the 30th day of
April, 1866, and is a son of R. D. Ravenscroft. His education
was begun in the public schools of Allegany county, and con-
tinued in the academy of Cumberland, Maryland, and he remained
there for one year. Several years afterward he entered the
Shenandoah Normal College of Virginia, and graduated there
about the year 1884. He taught two years in the public schools,
and subsequently commenced the study of medicine under Dr.
C. Brotemarkle, of Lonaconing, Maryland. In the year 1887, he
took a one year's course in the Medical College of Louisville,
Kentucky, and in the fall of 1888, entered the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, graduating in the spring
of 1889, with honors. During the month of July, of the same
year, he came to Garrett county and located in the town of Acci-
dent, and begun the practice of his profession. In the fall of
1893, he was nominated by the Republicans for the position of
State Senator, and was elected by a handsome majority.

Dr. Ravenscroft has built up a large practice in his profession
and never took any special part in practical politics, and was
elected to the Senate before he had ever attended a primary
meeting. He makes a conscientious, industrious, painstaking
representative, capable in every department of his legislative
duties.