known law firm of Miles & Stanford, which has a large and
lucrative practice, especially in the four counties of the First
Judicial Circuit. He is a son of Isaac H. W. Stanford, who
represented Somerset county in the Legislature of 1860. Mr.
Stanford has for several years been a vestryman in Somerset
Parish, and since the death of the late Levin L. Waters has
been the standing delegate to the annual convention of the
Diocese of Easton. He is and has always been a Democrat in
politics, and belongs to several orders, including the Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, Independent Order of Heptasophs,
Modern Woodmen and Knights of Maccabees. He is married
and resides with his wife and four children on Prince William
street in Princess Anne. Prior to the late election Mr. Stanford
was never a candidate for public office.

ST. MARY'S COUNTY—Two Members.
HORACE H. BOWLING, Republican—Mechanicsville.

Mr. Bowling was born in Charles county, Md„ August 12,
1886. He was the son of Aloysius E. Bowling, late Auditor
for Treasury Department, and a graduate of Charlotte Hall
Military Academy. He entered the political field at the age
of 19.

CHARLES V. HAYDEN, JR., Democrat—Leonardtown.

Dr. Charles V. Hayden, the younger son of Charles V. Hay-
den and Mary S. Hayden, nee Allston, was born on his father's
farm near Leonardtown August 12, 1878. He was educated in
the village school and St. Mary's Academy. Dr. Hayden taught
for a while in the public schools of St. Mary's county and in
1897 entered the Dental Department of the Baltimore Medical
College, from which he graduated in 1900. He has since
practiced his profession in Leonardtown. Dr. Hayden has
always taken a deep interest in politics but never held office
until two years ago, when he was elected a member of the
Legislature of 1906, and served as chairman of the Committee
on Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries and was also a member of
the following committees: Committee on Inspection, Educa-
tion, Section 24, Article 3 of Constitution, and the joint com-
mittee appointed by the General Assembly of Maryland to visit
Richmond and confer with a joint committee from the General
Assembly of Virginia as to oyster legislation for the Potomac
River. He was re-elected to the House of Delegates on No-
vember 5,1907. .