William Martin Brady
Anne Arundel County Court Clerk, 1925-1927, 1933
MSA SC 3520-13112
Biography:
Yet another illustration of the familial relations between so many of these clerks is found in William Martin Brady. He was born on March 12, 1866.1 He was the son of John Wesley and Annie Maria Revell. Annie's brother William Theodore had, five years earlier, a son named Frank Southern Revell. Frank would go on to become Clerk of the Court in 1927. Brady had three sisters, Elizabeth Mary, Anna Sarah, and Agnes Catharine, and seven brothers, James Revell, John Roland, Charles Ashby, Albert Theodore (who became a Maryland State Senator), Francis Joseph, Walter Lucien, and Robert Scott (died in infancy).2
Brady began practicing law in Annapolis and in 1896 he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Court. He served in that position until he was promoted to Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court. After Clerk William N. Woodward took ill in 1924, Brady was appointed as Acting Clerk of the Court. Woodward passed away one year later, thus making Brady the actual Clerk for the rest of Woodward's term..3 At the end of this term, Brady returned to his position of Chief Deputy Clerk under his cousin, the newly elected Clerk Frank S. Revell. In 1933 Revell resigned to take the position of the United States Immigration Commissioner for Maryland. Again, Brady took over as Clerk until the next election in 1934. Thus, strangely enough, Brady was never elected Clerk of the Court by the people although he filled the position twice.4 Following the commissioning of Frank A. Munroe, Brady retired with 38 years of experience in the Clerk's office to his name.5
Three years later, on November 2, 1936, Brady expired after suffering from an illness for several months. He was buried at St. Mary's Cemetary.6 In his will there was no mention of wife nor children. He left four shares of Workingmen's Building and Loan Associates stock to the Sisters of Notre Dame and the rest of his estate to his two sisters.7 The estimated value of Brady's real estate totalled $41,800.00, including several lots and dwellings throughout Annapolis. His personal estate was estimated at $12,752.43. Included in this were several stocks, such as the Workingmen's Building and Loan stock he left to the Sisters and several shares of American Telephone and Telegraph stock. One interesting point of interest in his inventory was that he had one mortgage from Frank S. Revell, Sr. and one from Frank S. Revell Jr.8
Born - March 12, 1866 (McIntire)
Family - prominent AA County family; son of John Wesley and Annie Maria Revell; sibliings: James Revell, Elizabeth Mary, John Roland, Charles Ashby, Anna Sarah, Albert Theodore (MD State Senator), Agnes Catharine, Francis Joseph, Walter Lucien, Robert Scott (died in infancy) (McIntire)
Education -
Occupation - lawyer
Married - no mention
Children - no mention
Political Highlights -
1896, Deputy Clerk of the Court
1920, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court
1925, Clerk of the Court for Anne Arundel County- appointed after the death of William N.Woodward
1927, Deputy Clerk of the Court - resumes his earlier position after choosing not to run in the regular 1926 election for Clerk
1933, Clerk of the Court - appointed for the second time after the resignation of Frank S. Revell, thus Brady was never actually elected to this positoin although he served twice!; he serves until Frank A. Munroe is elected and sworn in at the end of 1934; with this, Brady retires after 38 years of experience and service in the Clerk's Office
Death - November 2, 1936 after suffering from an illness for several months; buried at St. Mary's; no mention of wife or children; leaves four shares of Workingmen's Building and Loan Associates stock to the Sisters of Notre Dame; the rest of his estate is left to his two sisters
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