ORLAND B. BLADES, Democrat, Caroline County; born in Bethle-
hem, Maryland, August 29, 1901. Attended the public schools of
Preston and Washington College. Feed and farm machinery dealer.
International Counsellor of Lions International. Member of Masons.
Married. Elected to the House of Delegates in 1950.

MYRON L. BLOOM, Democrat, Washington County; born at Tilgh-
manton, Maryland, August 16, 1896. He attended the public schools
of Washington County and Western Maryland College, Westminster.
He is a grain dealer and former school Principal at Downsville. Post-
master of St. James, Maryland 1926-1943. Trustee of Ashland Col-
lege, Ashland, Ohio. Married. Elected to the House of Delegates in
1942.

A. GORDON BOONE, Democrat, Baltimore County; born in Balti-
more County, December 2, 1910. Attended public school in Baltimore,
the Jacob Tome Institute and the Johns Hopkins University, graduat-
ing in 1934. Attorney. Admitted to the Bar in 1937. President Balti-
more County Bar Association 1950 and 1951. Counsel to the Balti-
more County Welfare Board 1940-1942. From 1942-1946 he served
with the Amphibious Forces, U. S. Naval Reserve, as Lieutenant
Commander. Unmarried. Member of Legislative Council 1947-1951.
Chairman of Ways and Means Committee, 1951. Majority Leader,
1951. Elected to the House of Delegates in 1946.

J. DOUGLAS BRADSHAW, Republican, Montgomery County; born in
Stafford, Virginia, November 20, 1911. Attended public schools in
Virginia avid Washington, D. C., and the Law School of National
University. Attorney. Member of the Maryland and District of
Columbia Bars, Lions, American Legion and V. F. W. Corporation
Counsel, City of Takoma Park, 1946-1948. Member Montgomery
County Police Trial Board, 1946-1948. Secretary Montgomery Council,
1948-1950. Served as Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy, 1943-1946.
Married, Elected to the House of Delegates in 1950.

WM. WILSON BRATTON, Democrat, Cecil County; born in Elkton,
November 6, 1913. Attended the public schools of Elkton, Western
Maryland College and the University of Maryland Law School. Attor-
ney. Member of the Maryland Bar. Served in the U. S. Army 1941-
1946, entering as Second Lieutenant and discharged as Lieutenant
Colonel. Married. Elected to the House of Delegates in 1950.

DANIEL B. BREWSTER, Democrat, Baltimore County; born in Brook-
landville, Baltimore County, November 23, 1923. Attended Gilman and
St. Paul's Schools, Princeton University, the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity and the Law School of the University of Maryland. Attorney.
Member of the Maryland Bar and of the Veterans Advisory Com-
mittee, 1946. Served in the U. S. Marine Corps 1942-1946. Unmarried.
Elected to the House of Delegates in 1950.

D. FLOYD BRINSFIELD, Democrat, Dorchester County; born at Vien-
na, Maryland, January 18, 1895. He attended the public schools at
Vienna. Farmer. He served with the 79th Division, 310 Machine
Gun Battalion, from 1917-1918. Former Mayor of Eldorado. Married.
Elected to the House of Delegates in 1935.

A. FREEBORN BROWN, Democrat, Harford County; born in Havre
de Grace, February 4, 1915. Attended the public schools of Havre de
Grace and Baltimore, Loyola College, the University of Maryland
and its Law School. Attorney. Member of the Maryland Bar, Rotary