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fifty-six years of age. Mr. Applegarth was educated at St.
John's College. He taught school in the county for about
fifteen years. He has been engaged in the mercantile
business for a long period. He was elected to the House of
Delegates of 1894. He is a director in the Dorchester
National Bank. He was elected to the State Senate in 1897.
Senator Applegarth is one of the workers of the Senate,
and has taken a high standard of legislative excellence for
his model.

Frederick County—JACOB ROHRBACK, Democrat.

Mr. Rohrback was born August 23, 1863, at Frederick
City, his father being Martin N. Rohrback. He was
educated at the public schools and at Frederick College, of
Frederick; entered Monnt Saint Mary's College, near
Emmittsburg, in 1877. and graduated in 1882. He read
law with William P. Maulsby, of Frederick, and entered
the University of Maryland School of Law, at Baltimore,
in 1884, from which he graduated in May, 1885, since
which time he has engaged in the practice of his profession
in Frederick. In 1887 lie was elected on the Democratic
ticket as a men/ber of the House of Delegates from Fred-
erick county, receiving a majority of 213 votes. In the
session of the Legislature of 1888, he was a member of the
Judiciary and other important committees.

Garrett County—EGBERT A. RAVENSCROFT, Republican.

Dr. Robert A. Raveuscroft was born in Allegany county.
His education was begun in the public schools of Alle-
gany and continued in the Academy of Cumberland, Mary-
land, and the Shenandoah Normal College of Virginia.
He taught in the public schools. In 1887 he took a 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 1889. He came to
Garrett county, and located in Accident, and began the
practice of his profession. In 1893 be was nominated by
the Republicans for State Senator, and elected. He was
re-elected to the State Senate in 1897.

His service in the Senate has been active and intelligent,
and displayed a broad-minded policy in dealing with all the
affairs of State.