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being admitted to the bar, he became assistant counsel of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1858. In 1867 Mr. Latrobe
was elected to the House of Delegates and became chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee. He was the author of
the law which reorganized and rehabilitated the militia of the
State. Being re-elected to the succeeding Legislature, he was
made Speaker of the House of Delegates. In 1872 Mr. Latrobe
was defeated for the Democratic nomination for Mayor by
Joshua Vansant. Successful in the contest in 1875, he served
his first term as Mayor. Upon Mayor Kane's death in 1878,
Mr. Latrobe was elected to fill the unexpired term, having
been defeated the previous year in the nominating contest.
He was renominated and re-elected in 1879, and withdrew
from the contest for the nomination in 1881, when William
Pinkney Whyte was the successful candidate. At the expira-
tion of Mr. Whyte's term, Mr. Latrobe was again the candi-
date, and defeated J. Monroe Heiskell, the Fusion candidate,
by a majority of 3,470. He was succeeded in 1885 by James
Hodges, but came to the front again in 1887, and was elected
over David L. Bartlett, Republican. He retired temporarily
from the Mayorality in 1889. General Latrobe was again
elected Mayor in November of 1891, and was re-elected in
1893. He was a member of the commission which prepared
the new charter for Baltimore, and is a member of the court-
house commission.

FRANCIS P. CURTIS, Democrat.

Francis P. Curtis, from the Tenth ward, is a lawyer. He
is 36 years old and lives at 420 East Biddle street. Mr. Curtis
was born in Baltimore. While employed in the Record Office
he studied law, and later graduated from the Baltimore Uni-
versity Law School.

WILLIAM DUNCAN—Democrat.

Mr. Duncan, elected to the Legislature from the Second
District, was the youngest candidate on the ticket, being only
28 years of age. He is a lawyer, having studied in the office
of James McColgan, and graduated from the Maryland Uni-
versity. He was a candidate for the Legislature in 1895 from
the old Seventh ward and was defeated with the ticket. Six
years ago he was a candidate for Clerk of the City Court on
a citizens' ticket, which was defeated. At that time his
opponent was Mr. Harry J. Schultz, the present incumbent.

BALTIMORE CITY—(Third Legislative District).
Six Members.

O. C. MARTENET, Democrat.

O. C. Martenet was born in Baltimore, October 25, 1857.
He attended private schools in Washington and the Balti-