Arthur Pue Gorman, MSA SC 3520-1675

Arthur Pue Gorman (1839-1906)
MSA SC 3520-1675

Born: March 11, 1839, in Woodstock, Howard County¹
Father: Peter Gorman²
Mother: Elizabeth A. (Brown) Gorman³
Education:   attended public schools, Howard County; tutored by Dr. Arthur Pue, family physician⁴
Marriage: March 28, 1867 to Hannah "Hattie" Donagan, widow of a Mr. Schwartz⁵
Children: Arthur P., Jr.; Ada; Haddie; Grace; Anne Elizabeth; Mary⁶
Residence: Laurel⁷
Religious affiliation: Presbyterian⁸
Political affiliation: Democrat⁹
Professional positions:
    Page, U.S. House of Representatives, 1852
    Page, messenger, assistant doorkeeper, assistant postmaster, and postmaster, U.S. Senate, ca. 1853-66
    Collector, Internal Revenue Service, 5th District, 1866-69
    Director, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, 1869; president, 1872
    Maryland House of Delegates, Howard County, 1870-72, speaker, 1872
    Maryland Senate, Howard County, 1876-82 (resigned to take seat in U.S. Congress)
    U.S. Senate, March 1881-March 1899 and March 1903 to June 1906 (died)
    Chair, National Executive Campaign, 1884
    Chair, Democratic caucus, 1889-93, 1895-98, 1903-06
    State Director, Washington Branch, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, ca. 1905¹⁰
Died: June 4, 1906 in Washington, D.C.¹¹
Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.¹²

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