John Charles Groome (June 8, 1800 – November 30, 1866) was

Secretary of State of Maryland The secretary of state of Maryland is charged with the administrative and record-keeping functions of the state government of the U.S. state of Maryland. The secretary of state also holds custody of the Seal of Maryland. Unlike in many states, ...

, appointed by Governor

Thomas W. Veazey Thomas Ward Veazey (January 31, 1774July 1, 1842) was a Maryland politician that served in a variety of roles. The zenith of his career was being the List of Governors of Maryland, 24th Governor of the state from 1836 to 1839, when he was selecte ...

in 1838.

Biography

He was born in

Elkton, Maryland Elkton is a town in and the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,443 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It was formerly called Head of Elk because it sits at the head of na ...

on June 8, 1800 to Doctor John Groome and Elizabeth Black. He graduated from

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then studied law under E.F. Chambers and Levin Gale. He graduated from

Litchfield Law School The Litchfield Law School of Litchfield, Connecticut, was the first independent law school established in America for reading law. Founded and led by lawyer Tapping Reeve, the proprietary school was unaffiliated with any college or university. (Whi ...

. He married Elizabeth Riddle Black on December 6, 1836 and they had five children:

James Black Groome James Black Groome (April 4, 1838October 5, 1893), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 36th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1874 to 1876. He was also a member of the United States Senate, representing Marylan ...

, Maria Stokes Groome Knight, Elizabeth Black Groome Constable, Jane S. Groome Black, and John C. Groome II (1839-1860). He died on November 30, 1866 in

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