Baltimore: BiographyClayton Colman Hall Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912 |
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ability active affairs American ancestors Anne Anne Arundel county appointed Association Balti Baltimore City Baltimore City College Baltimore Country Club Baltimore county Bank became born in Baltimore brother Calvert county Captain career Cecil county character Charles Charles Goldsborough citizens city of Baltimore Club College Colonel Company daughter death December Democratic descendant died director Dorchester county Edward elected Elizabeth England enterprises Episcopal Church father February firm Fisher Frederick county friends George Goldsborough Governor graduated Harford county Henry honor institution interests Jackson James January Johns Hopkins Judge Knott land later Leftwich manufacturing Mary's county Maryland Mason Merchants Methodist ness November October party Pennsylvania political position president profession prominent Railroad Richard Robert Sarah served social Society sons street success Talbot county Thomas tion Trust University University of Maryland Virginia Washington wife William York
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