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Cecil County—HENRY M. McCULLOUGH, Republican.
Senator McCullough was born September 24th, 1858, at
Elkton. His father, Jas. T. McCullough, was a prominent
member of the Cecil bar and represented his county in the
Senate in 1855' His mother was a daughter of Col. Geo. E.
Mitchell who served with distinction in the U. S. Army in
the War of 1812, and who was a member of Congress for three
terms. Mr. McCullough acquired his education at the Elkton
Academy and at Princeton. He read law under his father
and was admitted to the bar in June, 1881. In 1900 he was
elected one of the Presidential Electors at large by the Repub-
lican party. In 1901 he was elected to the State Senate
defeating Senator Austin L. Crothers, who was a candidate
for re-election.
Charles County—GEORGE T. C. GRAY, Republican.
Mr. Gray was born in Charles County in 1855. He was
educated at the public schools, and afterwards engaged in
farming and merchandising. He was a member of the Board
of County Commissioners in 1895, and was chosen president
of the Board. In 1897 Mr. Gray was elected to the State
Senate, and re-elected in 1901.
Dorchester County—WILLIAM F. APPLEGARTH, Democrat.
Senator Applegarth was re-elected to the Senate at the late
election and is one of the workers of that body. He is a
graduate of St. John's College. He taught school for a num-
ber of years, but for a long period has been merchandising.
He was a member of the House of Delegates in 1894. He is
one of the Directors of the Dorchester National Bank.
Frederick County—JACOB ROHRBACK, Democrat.
Senator Rohrback was born August 23, 1863, at Frederick,
and educated at the public schools and at Frederick College,
and in 1882 graduated from Mount St. Mary's College. He
read law with W. P. Maulsby and entered the University of
Maryland in 1884 from which he graduated in 1885, since which
time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession in
Frederick. In 1887 he was elected as a member of the House
of Delegates and was a member of the judiciary and other im-
portant committees.
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