GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

SENATE

JOSEPH W. ALTON, JR., Republican, Anne Arundel County; born
in Annapolis, January 18, 1919. Attended Annapolis public schools.
Sheriff of Anne Arundel County, for twelve years, and Deputy Sheriff
for three years. Married. Member of the Senate since 1963.

JOSEPH: A. BERTORELLI, Democrat, Baltimore 1st; born in Bal-
timore, June 10, 1911. Attended Baltimore public schools; Baltimore
College of Commerce. Professional Musician. Served in the Asiatic-
Pacific Theater with the U. S. Navy, 1944-45. Special assistant to the
Mayor of Baltimore. Former member, Baltimore City Council. Past
vice-president, Musicians Local No. 40 of Baltimore City. President,
Italian-American Civic Club of Maryland, Inc. Past president, South-
eastern Community Council. Member, Eagles; Knights of Columbus.
Past commander, American Legion Post No. 177. Member, Catholic
War Veterans. Married. Member of House of Delegates, 1947-55.
Member of the Senate since 1955. Chairman of Labor Committee,
1963 Session.

JAMES CLARK, JR., Democrat, Howard County; born in Ellicott
City, December 19, 1918. Attended Ellicott City public schools; Iowa
State College, B.S., 1941. Farmer. Former Howard County Soil Con-
servation District Supervisor. Married. Member of the House of Dele-
gates, 1959-63. Member of the Senate since 1963. Chairman, Agricul-
ture and Natural Resources Committee, 1963 Session.

J. JOSEPH CURRAN, JR., Democrat, Baltimore 3rd; born in West
Palm Beach, Fla., July 7, 1931. Attended Baltimore parochial schools;
University of Baltimore; University of Baltimore Law School, LL.B.,
1959. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1959. Served with the U. S. Air
Force, 1951-55. Member, Baltimore and Junior Bar Associations;
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Married. Member of the House of Dele-
gates, 1959-63. Member of the Senate since 1963. Chairman, Public
Utilities Committee, 1963 Session.

ROBERT P. DEAN, Democrat, Queen Anne's County; born in
Ridgely, Caroline County, April 9, 1909. Attended Caroline County
public schools; Washington College, A. B., 1931; Sperry Gyro School,
New York, 1934. Master of ocean vessels, 1939. Farmer. Served in
cavalry, C.M.T.C., 1925-29. Past president, Queen Anne's County
Farm Bureau; Centreville Rotary Club. Married. Member of the
Senate since 1955. Chairman, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Committee, 1959-62 Sessions. Chairman, Chesapeake Bay and Tribu-
taries Committee, 1963 Session.

JOHN A. DERR, Republican, Frederick County; born in Frederick
County, August 31, 1910. Attended Frederick County public schools;
Daleville Academy, Daleville, Va.; Bridgewater College, A.B., 1934;
University of Baltimore Law School; University of New York. Roads
construction firm. Served with the U. S. Coast Guard, 1941-45. Deputy
Clerk, Frederick County Circuit Court, 1936-42. Mayor of Frederick,
1954-58. Trustee, Bridgewater College. Member, Elks; Moose; Amvets.
Married. Member of the House of Delegates, 1953-54. 1 Member of the
Senate since 1963.

(1)Appointed to the House of Delegates, December 30, 1953, vice Horace W.
Alexander, resigned. Resigned, July 7, 1954.