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50 MARYLAND MANUAL.

engaged. He became a sergeant and was tendered a
commission in another organization, but preferred to
"stay with men who knew how to fight." He has a fine
record as a soldier. For 12 years succeeding the war he
engaged in merchandising at Hancock, Washington
county, in. Calvert county, and at Hampstead, and since
that time has been a farmer in the neighborhood where
he now resides, except for four years in. Montgomery
county. In 1891, he served as census enumerator for
Hampstead district.

MILTON M. NORRIS.

Dr. Milton. M. Norris is aprominent physician of Union
Bridge, is a native of Frederick county, but has lived in
Union. Bridge since 1880. His father was Nicholas
Norris. He is a grandson of the late Evan McKinstry,
once a member of the House of Delegates. Dr. Norris
attended Western Maryland and Dickinson colleges,
taking his scientific course at the latter school, and his
medical degree at the University of Maryland in 1880.

CECIL COUNTY—Three Members.

JOHN S. WIRT.

John S. Wirt was born Nov. 16, 1861, at the old home-
stead in Cecil county. He was a child when his parents
left the old estate and moved to Elkton. His father's
death occurred when he was only four years of age. He
received his primary education in the Elkton Academy,
and in 1868 entered St. John's College, where he gradu-
ated four years later with the degree of A. B., carrying
off the highest honors of the class. In 1874 he graduated
from the law department of the University of Maryland,
standing second in his class. For three years after
graduating he engaged in practice in Baltimore in part-
nership with Gen. L. A. Wilmer. In 1878 he accepted a
position in Chicago, where he would doubtless have
remained had it not been for the death of his brother
Henry in 1881. This necessitated his return to Elkton
to look after the business interests that his brother had
previously managed. His advent into the political world
was unsolicited by him. In 1884 he was a delegate to
the Democratic National Convention at Chicago, and was
a strong supporter of Grover Cleveland, voting for him
on every ballot. He again was a delegate in 1892 and
voted constantly for Cleveland. In 1889 he was elected

 

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