Charles Carroll Crothers (March 28, 1857 – September 28, 1897) was a politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Maryland Senate from 1894 to 1896.

Early life

Charles Carroll Crothers was born on March 28, 1857, near Conowingo in

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, to Margaret Orelia (née Porter) and Alpheus R. Crothers. His father was elected as justice of the peace and served as collector of taxes. His uncle was Richard H. Crothers, commissioner of Cecil County. Crothers attended public schools and graduated from West Nottingham Academy. At the age of sixteen, he taught in Warwick, Charlestown and Calvert. Crothers studied law privately and in the office of

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. He was admitted to the bar in Cecil County in 1878. His brother was Austin Lane Crothers and his nephew was Omar D. Crothers.

Career

Crothers was a

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. Crothers was elected

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of Cecil County in 1879. He served in this role for four years. In 1883, Crothers formed a law practice with Daniel Bratton. He continued his practice with Bratton until 1889. In 1891, Crothers lost the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives to J. Fred Talbott. In 1893, Crothers defeated

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and was elected to the Maryland Senate. He served from 1894 to 1896. He was nominated for Attorney General of Maryland in 1895, but lost. At the time of his death, Crothers and L. M. Haines were junior counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Personal life

Crothers did not marry. Crothers died on September 28, 1897, at his home on North Street in Elkton. He was buried at West Nottingham Cemetery in

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