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home of his ancestors for more than four generations. He was
educated in the public schools. He learned the drug business in
Easton, and in 1860 went into that business on his own account
in St. Michael's. He was also engaged in the lumber and hardware
business, brick manufacturing and various other business enter-
prises. He was one of the founders of the St. Michael's Comet
newspaper, of the St. Michael's Building Association and St.
Michael's Savings Bank. He has been for many years superin-
tendent of the St. Michael's Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school,
and is looked upon as one of the most efficient Sunday-school
men in the State. He was elected to the House of Delegates as
a Republican in 1875, and again in 1887. At the session of 1888
he was the Republican caucus nominee for speaker against
George M. Upshur. Both times he was on the Chesapeake Bay
and tributaries committee, and in 1876 was on the Centennial
committee.

He is a member of the committee on ways and means, chair-
man of committee on Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, on
organization, chairman of engrossed bills.

Dr. Isaac A. Barber.

Dr. Isaac A. Barber, Republican, was born in Salem county,
N. J., January 26, 1852. He was educated in Salem and Wil-
mington, Del. He selected the practice of medicine as his pro-
fession and graduated from a medical school in Philadelphia.
He practiced a short time in Woodstown, N. J., and in 1873
removed to Easton, Maryland, where he soon gained an extensive
practice and where he married. He went into the flour-milling
business in Easton in 1887, and soon after relinquished the practice
of medicine. He owns and operates three large rolling mills.
He is president of the Farmers and Merchants' National Bank of
Easton. In 1891 be was a Republican candidate for the House
of Delegates and for the State Senate in 1893. He is chairman
of the Republican State Central Committee of Talbot county.

He is a member of the committee on revaluation and reassess-
ment, on public hygiene, chairman of the committee on part of
the House on the joint committee of Section 24, Article 3, of the
Constitution, chairman of the committee on immigration.

WASHINGTON COUNTY—4 Members.

William Lamar.

William Lamar, Republican member of the House of Dele-
gates, of Pleasant Valley, was born near Brood Run, Frederick
county, and is about forty-five years old. His education was a
common school one. He began school-teaching at an early age.