one of the World's Fair Commissioners for the State of Mary-
land appointed by Governor Brown in 1892. He is a director
in nearly all the incorporated companies located at Havre de
Grace, and was Mayor of the city in 1885 and 1886. He wrote
the charter which incorporated Havre de Grace as a city in
1878. In 1914 General Vandiver was appointed by Governor
Goldsborough a member of the Maryland. Commission to the
Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission.

Attorney-General: EDGAR ALLAN POE, (Democrat), Balti-
more City.

Edgar Allan Poe, the second son of John Prentiss Poe and
Anne Johnson Poe, was born in Baltimore September 15th,
1871. He acquired his early education at private schools in
the city, and at the age of 16 entered Princeton College, from
which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in June,
1891. He then studied law for two years at the University
of Maryland, and in 1893 was awarded the degree of Bach-
elor of Law. Immediately following his graduation he went
abroad and traveled in Europe for a year, and upon his re-
turn to Baltimore became associated with his father in the
practice of law under the firm name of John P. Poe & Sons.
In January, 1900, he was appointed Deputy State's Attorney
for Baltimore city by the late Robert M. McLane, and suc-
ceeded him in that office in April, 1903. He also served as
City Solicitor during the administration of Mayor Mahool
from September, 1908, to September, 1911, and was elected
Attorney-General November 7,1911.

Attorney General-elect: ALBERT C. RITCHIE (Democrat),
Baltimore City.

Albert C. Ritchie was born August 29th, 1876. His father
was the late Judge Albert Ritchie, of Baltimore, and his
mother before her marriage was Miss Elizabeth Caskie Cabell,
of Richmond, Va. He married Miss Elizabeth C. Baker, of
Baltimore.

Mr. Ritchie received his early education in private schools
of Baltimore, and, graduated from the Johns Hopkins Uni-
versity in 1896 with the degree of A.B., and from the Uni-
versity of Maryland Law School in 1898 with the degree of
L.L.B.