Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

William Julian Albert (1816-1879)
MSA SC 3520-1959


Born: August 4, 1816, in Baltimore
Died: March 29, 1879, in Baltimore; buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore
Family: son of Jacob and Rebecca Albert
Married: Emily J. Jones, May 15, 1838
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Mt. St. Mary's College, Frederick County, A.B., 1833
Professional Positions: engaged in hardware business; banking; founder and director, First National Bank of Maryland; engaged in mercantile business with his father and brother, 1838-55; reorganized Baltimore and Cuba Smelting and Mining Company, 1856, director, 1856-62; director of several insurance companies, savings banks, and manufacturing companies
Political Affiliation: Republican
National Service: presidential elector, 1864; U.S. Representative, 5th District, 43rd Congress, served from March 1873 to March 1875


Source: Gerson G. Eisenberg. Marylanders Who Served the Nation. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1992.


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