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Calhoun, James b. April 17, 1743 d. August 14, 1816
Baltimore Mayor. He served as the first Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1797 to 1804, serving three successive terms and part of a fourth (his first term was shortened about three months by a change of the date of the election). He was largely responsible for organizing the machinery for governing the City, which, up to that time (1797), had been "Baltimore Town", with a Board of Commissioners. The funds for the newborn City, until taxes were due, were raised by lottery. (Bio by: Elizabeth Davis)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Crawford, John b. May 3, 1746 d. May 9, 1813
Medical Pioneer. A native of Ireland, he received his formal education at Trinity College in Dublin, and earned his M.D. at Leyden University in Holland. He then served first as Surgeon General of the British colony of Barbados, then as Surgeon-Major of the Dutch colony of Demerara. In Demerara he developed theories about insects spreading disease-bearing microbes. In 1780 he immigrated to America, settling in Baltimore, Maryland, securing a position as a Professor of Natural History at the...[Read More] (Bio by: Izzebella)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Harris, James Morrison b. November 20, 1817 d. July 16, 1898
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Maryland's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1855 to March 3, 1861. He declined to run for re-election on the eve of the Civil War, and his seat was subsequently won by Congressman Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow Leary. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Johnson, Edward b. 1767 d. April 18, 1829
Baltimore Mayor. Johnson served as the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1808 to 1816, 1819 to 1820, and 1822 to 1824. He also served as Presidential Elector for Maryland in 1804, 1808, 1812, and 1816. (Bio by: K)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Key II., Philip Barton [cenotaph] b. April 5, 1818 d. February 27, 1859
Murder Victim. He was the son of Francis Scott Key, the author of the "Star Spangled Banner." In February 1859 he was shot and killed by Congressman (later Civil War Union General) Daniel E. Sickles in Lafayette Square across the street from the White House for allegedly having an affair with Sickles’ wife. Sickles stood trial for the crime and his attorney, Edwin Stanton, later Secretary of War under Lincoln, got him acquitted on a plea of "temporary insanity”. This was the first time this...[Read More] (Bio by: Ethan)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
McHenry, James b. November 16, 1753 d. May 3, 1816
Presidential Cabinet Secretary, United States Constitution Signer. Born and educated in Ireland he moved to America in 1771 settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He helped his family establish an import business in Baltimore, Maryland while at the same finishing school and studying medicine under Dr. Benjamin Rush. His mentor, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, provided the young student with an excellent...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Poe, Edgar Allan b. January 19, 1809 d. October 7, 1849
Author, Poet. Most remembered for his influence on other writers and poets through his imaginative use of literary style and for his near flawless use of rhythm and sound in his poetry. He is considered the father of the modern detective story and the psychological thriller. Born in Boston, the son of touring actors David Poe Jr. and Elizabeth Arnold Poe. When he was three years old, his parents died, and he was taken into the home of John Allan, a wealthy merchant in Richmond, Virginia, who...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Poe, Virginia Eliza b. August 15, 1822 d. January 30, 1847
Literary Folk Figure. She was the first cousin and the wife of Edgar Allan Poe. Virginia, the daughter of Poe's aunt Maria ("Muddy") Poe Clemm, was raised in Baltimore under conditions of poverty and first met Poe at age seven in 1829 shortly after he left the Army; Edgar lived with the family intermittently and once even used the child as a go-between in his romantic advances to a neighbor. Just when the great writer developed a romantic interest in Virginia is uncertain but by the time he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Ramsey, Nathaniel b. May 1, 1741 d. October 23, 1817
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, Continental Congressman. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in 1767 and studied law. He was a delegate to Maryland's 1775 convention held to consider independence, and joined the militia as a Captain in January 1776. In July 1776 he joined the Continental Army as Lieutenant Colonel of the Third Maryland Regiment. Ramsey performed heroically at the Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey in 1778, immediately responding with his men to a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Skinner, Frederick G. b. March 17, 1814 d. May 21, 1894
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 1st Virginia Infantry regiment. (Bio by: Izzebella)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Smith, Robert b. November 3, 1757 d. November 26, 1842
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as a Private in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. He was appointed as the Secretary of the Navy during President Thomas Jefferson's Administrations, serving from 1801 to 1809. He was then appointed as Secretary of State during President James Madison's Administration, serving from 1809 to 1811.
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Smith, Samuel b. July 27, 1752 d. April 22, 1839
US Congressman, US Senator, Baltimore Mayor. Served as a Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Elected to represent Maryland's 5th District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1803, and 1816 to 1822. Also served as a Member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1790 to 1792, United States Senator from Maryland from 1803 to 1815, and 1822 to 1833, and Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1835 to 1838. (Bio by: K)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Smith, William b. April 12, 1728 d. March 27, 1814
US Congressman, Continental Congressman. Elected to represent Maryland as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1789 to 1791. Also served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland from 1777 to 1778, and as a Member of the Maryland State Senate from 1801 to 1802.
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Sterett, Samuel b. 1758 d. July 12, 1833
US Conegressman. Elected to represent Maryland as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1791 to 1793. He also served as a Member of the State House of Delegates in 1789, and was a veteran of the War of 1812, having served with the United States Army. (Bio by: K)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Stewart, David b. September 13, 1800 d. January 5, 1858
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1849 to 1850. Also served as a Member of the Maryland State Senate from 1838 to 1839, and Delegate to the Maryland State Constitutional Convention in 1850. (Bio by: K)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Stricker, John b. February 15, 1759 d. June 23, 1825
War of 1812 Militia Brigadier General. The son of Colonel George Stricker, he commanded the 3rd brigade (consisting of the 5th, 6th, 27th and 39th Regiments of Infantry) of the 3rd division of the Maryland militia during the War of 1812. On September 12, 1814 he led his 3,200 troops out of the city of Baltimore to Northpoint, Maryland, where they encountered 7,000 British troops. After a day and a half of battle General Stricker and his forces were triumphant in delaying the British (who...[Read More] (Bio by: Izzebella)
Westminster Burial Ground, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

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