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• Baldwin, Charles    b. June 30, 1839  d. January 22, 1911
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the Civil War in the Union Navy as a Coal Heaver on board the "USS Wyalusing". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while participating in a plan to destroy the rebel ram Albermarle in the Roanoke River on May 25, 1864. His citation reads "Volunteering for the hazardous mission, C.H. Baldwin participated in the transfer of 2 torpedoes across an island swamp. Weighted by a line which was used to transfer the torpedoes, he swam...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Christ Church Cemetery, Accokeek, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Barbour Jr., John Strode    b. December 29, 1820  d. May 14, 1892
  Congressman and Senator from Virginia. Born into a distinguished family that was prominent in Virginia politics, he entered as a democrat for the position of delegate to the legislature and won against a strong Whig opposition. He held the position from 1847 until 1851. He then went on to hold the position of president of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad Company for thirty-three years until he was nominated for Congress without his knowledge. He was elected and remained there from March 4, 1881...[Read More] (Bio by: Charlotte)
  Poplar Hill Cemetery, Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Barker, Francine 'Peaches'    b. April 28, 1947  d. August 13, 2005
  Singer. She was a member of the singing duo "Peaches and Herb". Some of their popular songs were "Let's Fall In Love", "Close Your Eyes", "For Your Love" and "Love Is Strange". their success earning the romantic sounding duo the sobriquet "The Sweethearts of Soul." (Bio by: Brown Girl 33)
  National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery, Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Beall, Walter Esau   b. July 29, 1899  d. January 28, 1959
  Major League Baseball Player. Beall was a member of the famed '27 Yankees Murderers row team, although he only appeared in 1 game that season, pitching 1 complete inning. Beall was the type of pitcher who could have been a star had he been able to harness control of his curve ball. In the minors he was highly touted, so much so that the Yankees parted with $50,000 to acquire his services in 1924, this after he won 25 games with Rochester of the International League. Beal never settled down...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank Russo)
  Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Beanes, William   b. January 24, 1749  d. October 12, 1828
  Patriot. He was a Surgeon to the Maryland Marching Militia and was entrusted in the safe keeping of the Maryland State Records during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. It was feared that Annapolis would be attacked and burned so the records were sent to Upper Marlboro. Annapolis was spared of invasion during both wars but Upper Marlboro was invaded three times but with no destruction. As one unit was leaving the town two drunken stragglers were seen and out of disgust he arrested them...[Read More] (Bio by: Charlotte)
  Beanes Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bias, Len    b. November 18, 1963  d. June 19, 1986
  College Basketball Player. He was an outstanding basketball player who died of a cocaine overdose two days after being drafted into the National Basketball Association. Playing for the University of Maryland Terrapins, he garnered that Atlantic Coast Conference Athlete of the Year and the Player of the Year awards in 1986. On June 17, 1986 he was drafted by the Boston Celtics as the number two overall pick. Two days later he suffered a cardiac arrhythmia after ingesting cocaine, and died hours...[Read More]
  Cause of death: Drug related heart attack
  Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
  Plot: Frederick Douglas Gardens, Lot 342-B
  GPS coordinates: 38.8563995, -76.9459229 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Biffle, Leslie L.   b. October 9, 1880  d. April 6, 1966
  Biffle served as Secretary of the United States Senate (1945-1946, 1948-1952). Biffle was the confidential aide to President Harry S. Truman and chief White House liaison man in the Senate during the Truman administration. Son of William Biffle and Minnie M. Turner Biffle, married Mary Glade Strickling, in October 1921. Biffle died in Washington D.C. on April 6, 1966.
  Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Black, Eugene F.    b. July 2, 1879  d. May 22, 1975
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Texas's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1915 to 1929. (Bio by: K)
  Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Black Jr., Loring Milton   b. May 17, 1886  d. May 21, 1956
  US Congressman. He graduated from Fordham University in 1907, studied law at Columbia University and became a lawyer in 1909. He was a New York State Senator in 1911 and 1912, and again in 1919 and 1920. He was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1922 and was reelected five times, serving from 1923 to 1935. He did not run for reelection in 1934 and practiced law in New York City and Washington, DC. (Bio by: Bill McKern)
  Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bland, Oscar Edward   b. November 21, 1877  d. August 3, 1951
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1901, opened a law practice in Linton, Indiana and was a member of the State Senate, 1907 to 1909. In 1917, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses, serving until 1923. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed by President Warren G. Harding as associate judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, serving until his resignation in December, 1949. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bourne Jr., Jonathan    b. February 23, 1855  d. September 1, 1940
  US Senator. Elected as a Senator from Oregon to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 to 1913. He served in the Oregon State House of Representatives from 1887 to 1899.
  Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bowie, Oden    b. November 10, 1826  d. December 4, 1894
  Governor of Maryland. Born on a plantation in Prince George County, Maryland, he attended St. John's College and graduated from St. Mary's College in 1845. When the Mexican-American War began, Bowie enlisted and became a Private in the United States Army. He fought with distinction at the Battle of Monterrey and eventually received a Captain's commission, promoted by President James K. Polk, as the commanding officer of the Votigeur Regiment. After leaving the army because of illness, he became...[Read More] (Bio by: Charlotte)
  Bowie Family Cemetery, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bowie, Robert William    b. March, 1750  d. January 8, 1818
  Maryland Governor. Born on a plantation near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland, he was educated near Baltimore, Maryland. He was appointed to a committee to see that the resolutions of the American Continental Congress was carried out in 1774 and then to a Committee of Observation in 1775 in which he was instructed to enroll a company of Minutemen at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the militia that was formed in Nottingham in 1776 and...[Read More] (Bio by: Charlotte)
  Bowie Family Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bowie, Thomas Fielder  b. April 7, 1808  d. October 31, 1869
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced the practice of law in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. From 1833 to 1842, he was Deputy Attorney General for Prince Georges County and a member of the State House of Delegates, 1842 to 1846. In 1855, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses, serving until 1859. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed legal practice until his death. Maryland Governor Robert Bowie, was his grandfather...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Claggett Waring Cemetery, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Bowie, Walter  b. 1748  d. November 9, 1810
  US Congressman. He was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1776 and served as a Major of a Prince George's County company during the Revolutionary War. From 1780 to 1800, he served as a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates and in the State Senate, 1800 to 1802. In 1802, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Sprigg, Jr. and reelected to the Eighth Congress, serving until 1805. He declined to be a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Bowie Family Cemetery, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Burke, Edward Raymond   b. November 28, 1880  d. November 4, 1968
  US Congressman, US Senator. Served in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Nebraska's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1933 to 1935. Also served as a United States Senator from Nebraska (1935-1941). (Bio by: K)
  Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Calvert, Charles Benedict    b. August 23, 1808  d. May 12, 1864
  US Congressman, Agriculturalist. He graduated from the University of Virginia and was an agriculturalist that was dedicated to the field in which was instrumental with the formation of the Prince George's County Agricultural Society, the Maryland State Agricultural Society and the United States Agricultural Society. In 1856 he founded the Maryland Agricultural College which was the first agriculture college in the United States and he was the President of the Board of Trustees. It is now the...[Read More] (Bio by: Charlotte)
  Calvert Family Cemetery, Riverdale Park, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Casey, Daniel Maurice    b. November 20, 1862  d. February 8, 1943
  Major League Baseball Player. He was a right handed pitcher and outfielder, mnaking his debut with the Wilmington Quicksteps on August 18, 1884. For seven seasons, he played for Wilmington Quicksteps (1884), Detroit Wolverines (1885), Philadelphia Quakers (1886 to 1889) and Syracuse Stars (1890). He ended his career pitching 96 wins, 90 loss, 14 shutouts, 743 strikeouts, with a 3.18 earned run average and batted .162 with 115 hits and 51 runs batted in. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Childress, Alvin    b. September 10, 1907  d. April 19, 1986
  Actor. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, he was an African American actor fondly remembered for the role of cabdriver Amos Jones on the popular TV series "Amos 'n' Andy" in the early 1950s. He began his career on the New York stage in 1931 and made his feature film debut in "Hell's Alley" (1931). His other film credits included "Anna Lucasta" (1958), "High Time" (1960), "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974), "Dark Town Strutters" (1975) and "The Main Event" (1979). For television, he also appeared as...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Cause of death: Diabetes
  National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery, Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   
• Claggett, Thomas John [cenotaph]   b. October 2, 1743  d. August 3, 1816
  He was the first Bishop of Maryland and the first Bishop to be consecrated in the USA. He was also Chaplain to the United States Senate. He was a direct descendant of George Clagett, three times mayor of Canterbury.
  Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
   

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