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
