Mr. Walsh received the Democratic nomination for At-
torney General in September, 1938, after a spirited contest
with three other candidates, and was elected Attorney Gen-
eral of the State of Maryland on November 8, 1938, by
118,564 votes, which was the largest majority ever received
by a candidate for that office.

Mr. Walsh belongs to the American Bar Association,
the Maryland State Bar Association, and the Allegany
County Bar Association, and has served as President of
the last mentioned Association, and as one of the Vice
Presidents of the State Association. He is also a member
of the Elks, Knights of Columbus, Cumberland Country
Club, American Legion, and various other organizations.

On June 1, 1929, Mr. Walsh married Miss Sarah Eliza-
beth Nee, also of Cumberland, and they reside with their
two children, William and Betsy, at 601 Washington Street,
Cumberland, Maryland.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Comptroller of the State: 3. MILLARD TAWES (Democrat),

Crisfield, Maryland.

J. Millard Tawes, son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Tawes,
was born in Crisfield, Somerset County, Maryland, on
April 8, 1894. He was educated in the public schools of
Crisfield, after which he entered the Wilmington Conference
Academy. He graduated from this institution in 1912 and
later entered Sadlers Bryant and Stratton Business College
in Baltimore where he completed a full course in banking
and accountancy. His first employment was with his father
who was then engaged in an extensive lumber manufac-
turing business. During this time he was also associated
with the active management of The Tawes-Gibson Packing
Company, a seafood canning concern. During the period
of the World War he was Secretary and Treasurer of the
Crisfield Shipbuilding Company, Inc., and served in this
capacity until the corporation was liquidated at the con-
clusion of the war. In 1920 he organized the Tawes Baking
Company, one of the largest industries of its kind on the
Delmarva Peninsula and has been Secretary and Treasurer
of this concern since its beginning. Mr. Tawes is director
of many business enterprises, including the Bank of Cris-
field and the McCready Memorial Hospital. He is a charter
member and past president of the Rotary Club of Crisfield,
also holds membership in the Crisfield Chamber of Com-
merce, Crisfield Library Association, and several other
civic and fraternal organizations in the State. He is Treas-