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one years of age, and was admitted by the late Justice Robert N.
Martin, judge of the Superior Court, and appeared in the
Court of Appeals in 1873. He was married in 1875. Mr.
Applegarth never held a political office before, and always has
been a Republican in politics. He has made an active member
of the House, and has debated all the important questions before
that body.

He is a member of committee on revaluation and reassessment,
chairman committee on the judiciary, on committee on part of
House on the joint committee on Section 24, Article 3, of the
Constitution.

Third Legislative District. —Six Members.

Henry K. Bankard.

Henry N. Bankard, of the House of Delegates from the third
legislative district, Republican, was born 23d December, 1834.
He is the son of Nicholas D. Bankard, master builder. He was
with his father from childhood as a builder, and acquired a
thorough knowledge of mechanics and real estate. He has been
in the real estate business nearly forty years. Mr. Bankard has
managed and settled a large number of estates as guardian,
executor and trustee, and is often called in to adjust and arbi-
trate in the settlement of disputes as to property. He served
four successive terms as a member of the First Branch of the
City Council from the fourteenth ward.

Mr. Bankard was one of the organizers of the West Baltimore
Improvement Association, and its first vice-president. He was
also one of the organizers of the Real Estate Exchange of Balti-
more city and one of its directors for many years. He was also
president of the Taxpayers' Association of Baltimore city, and
for several years one of its directors. Mr. Bankard has filled
many prominent positions of honor and trust. At the late
election he received the highest vote of any candidate on the
legislative ticket in his district. As chairman of the committee
on re-valuation and assessment, Mr. Bankard had charge of the
House re-assessment bill, and from this position took the leading
part in the debates on that important question. He was a clear,
and incisive speaker in his explanations and defence of the bill.

He is a member of the committees on expiring laws, on
amendments to the Constitution, on part of House on joint com-
mittee on section 24, article 3.

George W. Kaufman.

George W. Kaufman was born in Germany fifty-three years
ago, and came to America in 1860. He resided in the State of