Previous to this, in November, 1903, Mr. Ritchie formed the
law firm of Ritchie and Janney. Mr. Ritchie is still the head
of this firm. In 1907 he was appointed Professor of Law at
the University of Maryland Law School, a position which lie
still holds.

On September 14, 1915, Mr. Ritchie was nominated in the
direct primary for Attorney General of Maryland on the
Democratic ticket, and on November 2nd, 1915, he was elected
to that office.

At the Primary Election held in the State on September 8.
1919, Mr. Ritchie was nominated, without opposition, the can-
didate of the Democratic Party for (governor and at the Gen-
eral Election held on November 4, of the' same year, was duly
elected to that office, the duties of which he will assume on
the second Wednesday in January, 1920.

Secretary of State: GEORGE L. RADCLIFFE (Democrat), Balti-
more, Maryland.

George L. Radcliffe, the son of John Anthony LeCompte
Radcliffe and Sophia D. Radcliffe (nee Travers), was born at
Lloyds, near Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, on
August 22nd, 1877. He was graduated from the High School
of Cambridge, Md., in June, 1893. In October, 1894, he be-
came a student in Johns Hopkins University, receiving the de-
gree of Bachelor of Arts in June, 1897. The fall of that year
he entered the graduate department of the Johns Hopkins
University and specialized in history, political science and eco-
nomics. He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
June, 1900, and his doctor's thesis was published by the Johns
Hopkins University under the title of "Governor Hicks of
Maryland and the Civil War." During the year 1900-1 he
was principal of the high school at Cambridge. Maryland.
He was re-elected for another year, but resigned during the
summer of 1901 to begin work at the Baltimore City College
as a teacher of history and civics, where he taught for one
year. In June, 1903, he was graduated from the University
of Maryland with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

In July, 1903, Mr. Radcliffe entered the employ of the
American Bonding Company as a member of the legal depart-
ment and was located at the home office in Baltimore. Mary-
land. The following year he was placed in charge of the legal
department of the company and was made Assistant-to-Presi-