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List Of Mayors Of Annapolis, Maryland
The Mayor of Annapolis is the chief political figure in the city of Annapolis, which is the capital city of Maryland. The mayor is elected to a four-year term. List of Mayors of Annapolis *1708–1720 Amos Garrett *1720–1721 Thomas Larkin *1721–1722 Benjamin Tasker *1722–1726 Vachel Denton *1726–1727 Benjamin Tasker *1727–1745 Vachel Denton *1745–1746 Robert Gordon *1746–1747 Michael MacNamara *1747–1748 Benjamin Tasker *1748–1749 John Ross *1749–1750 John Bullen *1750–1753 Benjamin Tasker *1753–1754 Michael MacNamara *1754–1755 Benjamin Tasker, Jr. *1755–1756 John Brice, Jr. *1756–1757 Benjamin Tasker *1757–1758 John Bullen *1758–1759 John Ross *1759–1760 Dr George H. Steuart *1760–1761 Michael MacNamara (MacNamara left Annapolis for England in April, 1761) *1761–1762 Stephen Bordley (elected to serve out the rest of MacNamara's term) *1762–1763 John Brice, Jr. *1763–1764 Dr George H. Steuart * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded its population as 40,812, an increase of 6.3% since 2010. This city served as the seat of the Confederation Congress, formerly the Second Continental Congress, and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783–1784. At that time, General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army. A month later, the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upton Scott
Upton may refer to: Places United Kingdom England * Upton, Slough, Berkshire (in Buckinghamshire until 1974) * Upton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet near Aylesbury * Upton, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough * Upton, Huntingdonshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Uppi-Uz#Uppi-Upz, location in Cambridgeshire * Upton, Halton, a List of United Kingdom locations: Uppi-Uz#Uppi-Upz, location in Cheshire * Upton-by-Chester, Cheshire * Upton, Cornwall, Linkinhorne * Upton, Bude–Stratton, a List of United Kingdom locations: Uppi-Uz#Uppi-Upz, location in Cornwall * Upton, Cumbria * Upton, East Devon * Upton, South Hams, Devon * Upton, Torquay, Devon * Upton Hellions, Devon * Upton Pyne, Devon * Upton, Dorset * Upton, East Riding of Yorkshire, a List of United Kingdom locations: Uppi-Uz#Uppi-Upz, location in Cornwall * Tetbury Upton, Gloucestershire, former name Upton * Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire * Upton Cheyney, Gloucestershire * Upton, north Test Valley, Hampshire, a hamlet approximatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Johnson (Annapolis Mayor)
John Johnson may refer to: Academia *John de Monins Johnson (1882–1956), scholar and printer *John Wesley Johnson (1836–1898), first president of the University of Oregon *John P. Johnson (academic administrator), fifth president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University *John R. Johnson (1900–1983), American chemist *John Bertrand Johnson (1887–1970), scientist–engineer after whom Johnson noise is named *John Johnson (astronomer), (born 1977), current Harvard professor Artists and entertainers *John Johnson (composer) (c. 1545–1594), English lutenist and composer *John Johnson (musician) (born 1964), trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red *John Johnson (reporter) (born 1938), American television reporter and anchor *J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composer and opera singer *John Seward Johnson II (1930-2020), American artist *John Lee Johnson (born 1944), American drummer, better known by his stage names Jai Johanny Johanson and Jaimoe *John Seward Johnson III ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Ridout
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Davidson (mayor)
John Davidson may refer to: Arts and entertainment *John Davidson (poet) (1857–1909), Scottish poet and playwright *John Davidson (actor) (1886–1968), American actor *John Davidson (entertainer) (born 1941), American television actor and game show host Military * John Davidson (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1818–1881), English naval surgeon * John Wynn Davidson (1825–1881), U.S. Army major general * John F. Davidson (1908–1989), U.S. Navy admiral Politics and law * John Davidson (Lower Canada politician) (died 1838), Canadian merchant, civil servant and politician * John S. Davidson (1846–1894), American politician, member of the Georgia State Senate *John Andrew Davidson (1852–1903), Canadian politician * John Davidson (British Army officer) (1876–1954), British major general and politician *J. C. C. Davidson (1889–1970), British politician *John James Davidson (1898–1976), British MP, 1935–1945 * John Davidson (Illinois politician) (1924–2012), American politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Barton Key (U
Philip Barton Key (April 12, 1757 – July 28, 1815), was an American Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War and later was a United States Circuit Judge and Chief United States Circuit Judge of the United States circuit court for the Fourth Circuit and a United States representative from Maryland. Education and career Born on April 12, 1757, near Charlestown, Cecil County, Province of Maryland, British America, Key pursued an academic course. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, fighting with the British Army from 1777 to 1781. He served in the Maryland Loyalists Battalion as a captain.Conway Whittle Sams, Elihu Samuel Riley, ''The Bench and Bar of Maryland: A History 1634 to 1901'' (1901), p. 292. Key and his entire battalion were captured by the Spanish Army– who were at war with the British– in Pensacola, Florida. Key was a prisoner for a month in Havana, Cuba before being paroled and sent to New York City, New York until the end of the war. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Pinkney
William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was appointed the seventh U.S. Attorney General by President James Madison. Biography William Pinkney was born in 1764 in Annapolis in the Province of Maryland. His parents' home was on the banks of the Severn River, from where the family could see the Chesapeake Bay. Pinkney attended the private King William school. His teacher was a Mr. Brefhard. Although Pinkney left school at the age of thirteen, he had impressed his teacher with his intelligence, and Brefhard agreed to give the youth private lessons at home. Pinkney studied medicine (which he did not practice) and "read the law" with an established firm, as was the practice at the time for aspiring lawyers. He was admitted to the bar in 1786. After practicing law for two years in Harford County, Maryland, Pinkney was elected as a delegate to Maryland's state constitutional convention. Pinkney was an excellent orator who poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Williams (mayor)
James Williams may refer to: Entertainment * James J. Williams (1853–1926), English photographer * James Dixon Williams (1877–1934), American film producer * James Williams (musician) (1951–2004), American jazz pianist * James D-Train Williams (born 1962), American singer, songwriter and musician * James K. Williams, Liberian rapper * J. R. Williams (James Robert Williams), Canadian cartoonist Military * James Williams (Revolutionary War) (1740–1780), colonel from South Carolina * James Monroe Williams (1833–1907), American Civil War soldier * James Howard Williams (1897–1958), British soldier and elephant expert in Burma * James E. Williams (1930–1999), Medal of Honor in the U.S. Navy * James A. Williams (born 1932), U.S. Army general * James L. Williams, commanding general of the 4th Marine Division Politics * James Wray Williams (1792–1842), U.S. Representative from Maryland * James Williams (ambassador) (1796–1869), to Ottoman Empire * James D. Williams (180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Couden
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Carroll
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspirati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah Townly Chase
Jeremiah Townley Chase (May 23, 1748 – May 11, 1828) was an American lawyer, jurist, and land speculator from Annapolis, Maryland. He served as a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and for many years was chief justice of the state’s court of appeals. Early life Chase was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Richard and Catherine Chase. When both his parents died in 1757 he was adopted by his uncle Reverend Thomas Chase, who was the Anglican rector of St. Paul's parish in Annapolis. (St. Paul's later became part of the American Episcopal Church.) His uncle also took over his education as he had done earlier for his own son, Samuel Chase.Owen M. Taylor, 2009. The History of Annapolis. Applewood Books. pp. 48–50. . When Jeremiah Chase was a young man, he followed his second cousin Samuel Chase to Annapolis. He read law in Samuel's office and was admitted to the bar of Anne Arundel County in 1771. Chase established a practice in both Annapol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brice
James Brice (August 26, 1746 – July 11, 1801) was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was Governor of Maryland in 1792, and one of the largest land owners on the east coast. James was born in Annapolis and was the son of John Brice, Jr. and Sarah Frisby Brice. He practiced law in Annapolis and married Juliana Jennings in 1781. The couple would have five children: Julia, Anne, Elizabeth, James, Thomas, John. Brice began his political career as tax commissioner for the county and as an alderman in Annapolis. In 1777 he became a member of the Maryland Governor's Council, a post he held until 1799. As the senior member of the council, Brice became acting governor when Governor George Plater died on February 10, 1792. He stepped down after Thomas Sim Lee was elected and sworn in on April 2. Brice also served as Mayor of Annapolis in 1782-1783 and again in 1787-1788. He represented Maryland as a Presidential Elector twice, both times voting fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
