Austin Lane Crothers (1860-1912)
MSA SC 3520-1477

Governor of Maryland, 1908-1912 (Democrat)

Born: May 17, 1860, near Conowingo, Cecil County¹
Father: Alpheus Crothers²
Mother: Margaret Aurelia (Porter) Crothers³
Education: attended public schools; Nottingham Academy, Cecil County; graduated University of Maryland Law School, 1890⁴
Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian⁵
Marriages: none⁶
Children: none recorded⁷
Positions held:
            State's Attorney, 1891-1895
            Maryland Senate, 1898-1901
            Associate Judge, Second Judicial Circuit, 1906
            Governor of Maryland, 1908-1912⁸
Died: May 25, 1912, in Elkton, Cecil County⁹
Burial:  West Nottingham Presbyterian Cemetery, Cecil County¹⁰

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