SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 199
HOWARD COUNTY— Two Members.
GROSVENOR HANSON, Democrat.
Grosvenor Hanson was born in Howard county on
August 10, 1856. He has for many years conducted the
largest farm in the first district, and is a man of sound
judgment and progressive ideas. Mr. Hanson was a prime
mover in an effort to build a bridge across the Patapsco
river, near Orange Grove, affording a direct route to Bal-
timore from a large section of Howard county. Mr. Han-
son has been a member of the Howard County School
Board. He was elected member of the House of Dole-
gates in 1897.
E. GREEN SELBY, Democrat.
E. Green Selby took his seat in the present Legislature
for the third term, having served in 1888 and 1890. Ho
was one of the assessors of the Fourth district in 1896.
He was elected member of the House of Delegates in 1897.
KENT COUNTY— Two Members.
ENOCH G. CLARK, Democrat.
Dr. Enoch G. Clark was born in Kent county, Del., in
February, 1844. He resided on a farm until he was eigh-
teen years of age. He attended school at Burlington, N.
J., and afterward engaged in teaching school in his native
State. While he was teaching he prepared himself for the
study of medicine, and attended the University of Pennsyl-
vania, graduating in March, 1867. He then located in
Fairfield county, 0., practiced his profession for a few
mouths, returning home, and locating at Millington, Kent
county, in January, 1868, and continued in practice until
1881. Since that time he has also been engaged in farming.
He was elected member of the House of Delegates in 1897.
GEORGE E. NOLAND, Democrat.
George E. Noland was born in Kent county, Md., in
1858. Young Noland's father died when he was a small
boy. His education was acquired by attending school in
winter and perseverance at home. By close economy ho
saved enough to enter merchandise business. This he fol-
lowed four years. Accepting a position with the Tolchester
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