NOTE: The dates in the obituary DO NOT match the dates on the stone.
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Mr. C.C. BALDWIN, naval officer of the port of New York, died from an affection of the stomach at Newport, RI., Wednesday. He was a Maryland and was born at Bunker Hill, Anne Arundel county, in 1834, being a son of the late Wm. H. Baldwin, to whose memory a handsome chapel was dedicated several weeks ago at Bunker Hill. It is likely that the body will be temporarily buried in Greenwood Cemetery, NY, and later interred with Mr. Baldwin's wife at Hagerstwon.

Interment will be made in the old Presbyterian cemetery, where there is a handsome monument to the memory of the Baldwins and Mr. and Mrs. J. Dixon Roman, the parents of Mrs. Baldwin.

Mr. Baldwin was at one time a member of the firm of Woodward, Baldwin & Co., of Balto and New York. He was appointed naval officer by President Cleveland and held the position at the time of his death.

He married Mrs. Sallie Roman, of Hagerstown. She was the daughter of J. Dixon Roman, president of the Hagerstown Bank, and probably the wealthiest citizen of Washington county. Mrs. Baldwin inherited all of her father's estate, which consisted in part of a large amount of the stock of the Hagerstown Bank, a third interest in the Baldwin Hotel, which was named after Mr. Baldwin, and other property. The estate is still held by Mr. Baldwin's children.

Mrs. Baldwin died about fifteen or eighteen years ago, and in her memory her husband erected the splendid tower and spire to St. John's Episcopal Church on Prospect St., Hagerstown. The cost of the memorial was about $20,000 and standing as it does upon a high elevation it is one of the most conspicuous and beautiful objects in the town.

In Hagerstown Mr. Baldwin was well known by the older citizens. His wife had a number of relatives, including Mrs. Buchanan Schley, who is the daughter of the late Frank Roman, brother of Dixon Roman. About the time of the extension of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad from Hagerstown to a junction with the N&W at Big Lick, now Roanoke, Mr. Baldwin invested largely in Southern railroad securities and made a great deal of money. He became president of the Louisville and Nashville. He was one of the aqueduct commissioners of New York which build the Croton aqueduct for an increased water supply.

In social, political and business affairs in New York he was for many years prominent. He was a close personal friend of ex-president Cleveland. Mr. Baldwin's office was visited by many Marylanders when in New York, and they were always sure of a cordial and courteous reception.

Mr. C.C. Baldwin left three children, Mr. J.D. Roman Baldwin, Mr. C.C. Baldwin, Jr., and Miss Louisa R. Baldwin.

Source: Mail (Hagerstown, MD)
Friday, May 14, 1897
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