Henry David Harlan (1858-1943)
MSA SC 3520-13491
Charter Member of the Maryland Bar Association 1896-1897
40th President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City 1918-1919
3rd Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City 1888-1913
Biography:
Born near Churchville, Harford County, Maryland, October 23, 1858. Son of Dr. David and Margaret Rebecca Harlan. A.B., St. John's College, 1878; LL.B., University of Maryland, 1881; A.M., St. John's, 1884; LL.D., St. John's, 1894; LL.D., St. Lawrence University, 1935. Admitted to the Bar, May 30, 1881. Married, Mary Hellen Altemus, December 19, 1889; four children, David Harlan, Henry Altemus Harlan, Mrs. John R. Paul, and Mrs. R. Marsden Smith. Died in Baltimore, September 6, 1943.
Studied law with Henry Ferandis and with firm of Johnson & Poe. Secretary of the faculty, University of Maryland, 1882. Professor of law, University of Maryland, 1883-1913; Dean of Law School, 1910-1932. Appointed Chief Judge of the Baltimore City Supreme Bench, October 22, 1888, the youngest judge ever appointed, barely meeting constitutional age requirements. Served until resignation, December 31, 1913. Director and general counsel, Fidelity Trust Co., 1914, later vice president. Member, Public Improvements Commission, 1920-1941. Chair, Municipal Music Board, 1942-1943. Trustee, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1895-1941, president of Board of Trustees, 1903-1941. Charter member, Maryland State Bar Association, 1896-1897. Trustee, Johns Hopkins University, 1904-1943. Active in leadership of Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
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