236 MARYLAND MANUAL.

ISAAC LOBE STRAUS, Democrat.

Mr. Straus was born in the City of Baltimore in 1871. His
early education was received in the public schools and by
private instruction. While still quite young he entered the
Johns Hopkins University, where he graduated in 1890, re-
ceiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts and one of the Uni-
versity Scholarships. He then pursued post-graduate studies
at the university for a year in public law and economics. At
the same time he entered the law department of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, where he graduated with distinction in
1892, in which year he was admitted to the bar and soon
entered upon an extensive practice. He also pursued his
legal studies in the office of Mr. Isidor Rayner. Mr. Straus
has won a high reputation as a public speaker and as an
accomplished and scholarly writer. Until recently he was
general counsel to the Board of Supervisors of Elections for
Baltimore City.

BALTIMORE CITY (Third Legislative District).
Six Members.

J. L. HOFFMAN, Republican.

Mr. Hoffman was born in the Odenwald, Darmstadt, Ger-
many, in 1843. He comes from a family whose record dates
to 1473. He received an academic as well as public school
education, and in 1862 enlisted and served with honorable
distinction through the Civil War. He entered the woolen
trade, and succeeded to such an extent that he retired in
1896. He is prominent in Grand Army affairs, is secretary of
the Grand Army Club and member of Union League Club.
He is also an active member of the Society for History of
Germans in Maryland and Commissioner of Chickamauga
Battlefield Commission.

J. E. GODWIN, Republican.

Mr. Godwin was born in Norfolk in 1874. He engaged in
merchandising for several years, then studied law, and was
admitted to the bar in 1896. He located in Baltimore, where
he now practices.

JOSEPH HART, Republican.

Dr. Hart was born in Baltimore in 1861. He is a graduate
ef the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Jefferson Medi-
eal College. After taking a private course . of three years he
returned to his native city and opened a drug store, where he