son, admitted to the Bar in 1904 and is now practicing law at
Bel Air. He has been interested in the State militia for several
years and now holds the position of captain of Company D, First
Infantry. He was a member of the House of Delegates, session
of 1906.

JOSEPH S. WHITEFORD Democrat—Whiteford.

Mr. Joseph S. Whiteford was born near Whiteford, in the
northeastern section of Harford county, in October, 1859, being
a member of one of the largest and most representative families
of Harford, who have always been deeply interested in pro-
gressive agriculture and taken an active part in public
affairs. Reared on one of Harford's best farms, it is not
strange that Mr. Whiteford's early tastes should have drifted
to agriculture, and his marked success in this line demonstrates
how the ambitious son appropriates to himself the progress of
his generation over that of his father's. Mr. Whiteford for
many years has conducted a large dairy along hygienic lines
and has supplemented this with his canning industry, in which
he is extensively engaged. About 23 years ago Mr. White-
ford married the only daughter of Mr. Foulk Jones, one
of the most extensive slate miners of Bangor, Pa. They have
two sons, Roger, who is principal of the Rockville High School,
and Guy, who is now being educated at Western Maryland
College. Mr. Whiteford never before held office.

HOWARD COUNTY—Two Members.
WILLIAM H. BROWN, Democrat—Woodstock.

Mr. William Howard Brown was born in September, 1874.
In the year 1877 his parents moved to West Friendship, How-
ard county, and thence to Woodstock, Md., where young
Brown still resides. His blood came from Dumfrieshire and is
easily traced back to Louis IV. of France. On his paternal
side his great-grandfather was John Riggs Brown, captain in
the War of 1812, through whom he is related to Hon. Henry
G. Davis, Thomas B. Davis, the Warfields, Ridgleys and the
late Senator Arthur P. Gorman. His great-grandmother was
Sally Gassaway, of Revolutionary descent, through whom he
is related to the Moores, Porters, Millers and Farquahars of
Montgomery county. Mr. Brown was a hard-working boy,
and after reaching manhood he still lived with his parents,
working for their interest until 1904, when he was married