On November 2, 1915, he was elected Governor of Maryland
for a term of four years from the second Wednesday in Janu-
ary, 1916.

Comptroller-elect of the Treasury - HUGH A. MCMULLEN
(Democrat), Cumberland, Maryland.

Hugh A. McMullen, the son of Hugh and Eliza McMullen,
was born at Franklin, Allegany County, Maryland, December
9th, 1859. His father was a native of Ireland, coming to
America in 1845. He enlisted in the U. S. Army at Galena,
III., in 1846, for service in Mexico. His mother, Eliza Mc-
Mullen, was born in Ferderick County, Maryland.

Hugh A. McMullen attended the public and private schools
of Allegany County until the age of ten and one-half years, at
which time he began work in a store. He continued at this
occupation until the age of sixteen, when he began work at a
mine in Lonaconing, Maryland. After five years employment
he gave up this work and in 1880 went to Colorado where he
was engaged in contracting and "prospecting" for two years.
Returning to Allegany County in 1882 began business in
partnership with his brothers, Daniel F. and John P. McMul-
len, which partnership has always continued. Mr. McMullen
is engaged in the mining, mercantile and banking business
and is identified with many of the business enterprises of his
county. He was married at Mt. Savage, Maryland, June 18,
1889, to Anna M. Mulledy. His children are Mary Elizabeth,
Daniel F„ Jr., Catherine, Hugh A., Jr., Alice) Helen, Jose-
phine and John.

He was elected Comptroller of the State Treasury of Mary-
land November 2nd, 3915.

State Treasurer - MURRAY VANDIVER (Democrat), of Har-
ford County.

Mr. Murray Vandiver was born in 1845 at Havre de Grace,
Md. He is the son of the late Robert B. Vandiver, a descend-
ant of some of the first settlers of Delaware. He was edu-
cated in the public schools of Harford county and Havre de
Grace Academy, and graduated from a business college in
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1864. He early engaged in the lum-
ber business in Havre de Grace. He was elected a member
of the House of Delegates of Maryland in 1876, 1878, 1880,
and was Speaker of the House in 1892. He was a member of