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SUPPLEMENT 1975-1976 23 WILLIAM S. JAMES, State Treasurer William S. James, the State Treasurer, was born in Aberdeen, the son of E. Roy and Mary S. James, on February 14, 1914. He attended the public schools of Cecil and Harford counties, The Tome School at Port Deposit, the University of Delaware, and the University of Maryland School of Law from which he received the degree of J.D. in 1937. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1937 and practiced law in Bel Air from that date until 1975. He served as a Trial Magistrate for Havre de Grace between 1944 and 1946, when he was elected to represent Harford County in the House of Delegates. He served in that body until 1954 when he was elected to the State Senate, serving continuously until 1975. In 1963, he was elected President of the Sen- ate and served in that post until his retirement in 1975. Mr. James was Second Vice President of the Constitutional Convention of 1967- 1968, and in 1971 he became the Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee of Maryland, a position he still occupies. He was elected State Treasurer in January 1975 for a term of four years. Mr. James was married to the former Margaret Higinbotham on January 16, 1954. They have one son, Robert Roy, and a daughter, Mary Dulany James. The James family resides at Old Bay Farm in Havre de Grace. FRED L. WINELAND, Secretary of State Fred L. Wineland was born in Washington, D.C. on August 16, 1926, the son of Lloyd J. and Elsie (Pezold) Wineland. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Washington, D.C., American University, and graduated from Southeastern University. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge, he joined a business established by his father in 1929, now Wineland Enterprises, a chain of motion picture theaters and closed television operations. Today, as Vice President and Treasurer, Mr. Wineland operates the business with his father and brother. In 1957, he moved to Silesia, Prince George's County, where he now resides. He was the chairman of the county's 1962 Democratic primary election campaign, as well as the 1964 general election cam- paign. He was a member of the House of Delegates from 1963 to 1965, serving on the Banking, Insurance and Social Security Com- mittee. In 1966, he was appointed to the Senate. He was elected to a full term in 1966 and re-elected in 1970. During this time, he was a member of the Committee of Economic Affairs, the Ethics Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. He also was Chairman of the Executive Nominations Committee. He was appointed Secretary of State by Governor Marvin Mandel on February 12, 1971. Mr. Wineland is married to the former Mary K. Flack, and has four children. He has been honored by many organizations including the Prince George's County Volunteer Fireman's Association, the Southern Prince George's Congress of Civic Associations, the Maryland Asso- ciation of Citizens' and Sportsmen which named him State Legislator of the Year in 1968, the Columbus Citizens' National League which awarded him the honorary title of Distinguished Italian American, and the Maryland Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Wineland is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Asso- ciation, the Fort Washington Democratic Club, the Southern Maryland Board of Trade, the Broadneck Citizens' Association, the Farm Bureau, |
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