CAROLINE COUNTY, MARYLAND

ORPHANS' COURT

FORMER JUDGES

[photo, Francis A. Callahan, Jr., Orphans' Court Judge, Caroline County, Maryland] HENRY FRANCIS ADDISON (SONNY) CALLAHAN, JR. (1936-2025)
Judge (Republican), 2010-13

Judge, Orphans' Court, Caroline County, December 7, 2010 to August 20, 2013. Resigned August 20, 2013.

Member, Caroline County Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board, 1999-2005; Ethics Commission, Caroline County, 2008-19.


Born in Grasonville, Maryland, 1936. Attended Caroline High School, Denton, Maryland; Chesapeake College. Served in U.S. Marine Corps, 1954-56. Retired chief lineman and purchasing agent, Choptank Electric Cooperative. Board of Directors, Choptank Electric Cooperative, 1998-2019. Member, National Association of Purchasing Management. Trustee, Temple Lodge no. 128, Masons, Denton (past master). Umpire, Little League Baseball. Eagle Scout. Solon Bennett Award, Institute for Supply Management Cooperative Utilities, 1996. Vice-President, Caroline County Historical Society. Member, American Legion Post no. 29, Denton, Maryland. Member, St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Denton, Maryland. Married; three children; three grandchildren. Died February 14, 2025.

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