Society of Senates Past
Roster

JOSPEH A. MATTINGLY
Democrat, St. Mary's County.

Born in Leonardtown, January 2, 1916.  Attended St. Mary's Academy; Our Lady's School; Leonard Hall; Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg; University of Maryland, A.B., 1938, LL.B., 1941.  Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1941.  Died on December 28, 1999 in Leonardtown.

General Assembly:
Member, House of Delegates, 1946-50.  Member of Senate, 1954-58.  Chair, Tidewater Fisheries Committee.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Served in U.S. Navy, 1941-46; achieved rank of  lieutenant commander. State's Attorney, St. Mary's County, 1951-54, 1958-61; Appointed to Maryland Board of Parole and Probation,1961; State Assistant Attorney General, 1966-1972; Special Attorney to Maryland State Roads Commission; Judge, St. Mary's County Circuit Court, 1972-1986.  Member, Knights of Columbus (3rd and 4th degrees); Alhambra; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions Club.

Compiled March 16, 2000 from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives and materials submitted by Senator Mattingly dated December 9, 1999.