Virginia Dashiell Brewington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry J. Brewington. In November, 1901, Mr. Gordy mar-
ried Miss M. Clara White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry White of Salisbury, Maryland.

Mr. Gordy received his education in the public schools of
Wicomico County. His first employment was as clerk in the
local freight office of the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Railroad Company, later being passenger and freight agent
for the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company
at Salisbury, Maryland, until he was transferred to the Gen-
eral Freight and Passenger office in Baltimore; after which
he returned to Salisbury as Chief Clerk in the Division Pass-
enger and Freight Office of that road. He resigned his rail-
road position in June, 1897, to accept a position with the
Salisbury National Bank, and has filled every position in that
institution, having been elected Cashier in 1912. In 1932 he
was elected President, which office he still holds. In 1914 he
succeeded his father in an insurance brokerage business,
which he is still conducting.

In 1916 Mr. Gordy was elected president of the Associated
Banks of Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico Counties, a
local Banking Association of the Eastern Shore. In 1918 he
was honored by being elected president of the Maryland
Bankers' Association, in session at Atlantic City. For many
years he has served as Treasurer, is now President and
also a director of the Peninsula General Hospital at Salis-
bury, and is now President and a Director of the John B.
Parsons Salisbury Home for the Aged.

During the World War Mr. Gordy took an active part in
his local community in all movements..Liberty Loan drives,
Red Cross work and other organized war activities.

In September, 1921, he was nominated by the Democratic
State Convention for Comptroller of the Treasury, and was
elected in November of that year. He was renominated in
September, 1923, and re-elected in November for a term of
three years.

In September, 1926, he was again nominated, and re-
elected in November, 1926, for a term of four years.

In September, 1930, Mr. Gordy was renominated, and in
November, 1930, he was re-elected for another term of four
years.

Mr. Gordy was a Delegate to the Democratic National Con-
ventions in 1928, 1932 and 1936.

In September, 1934, Mr. Gordy was renominated and in
November, 1934, he was re-elected for another term of four
years.