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Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County,
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/ref> After his first term as Senator, Goldsborough resumed his agricultural pursuits. He was instrumental in establishing the ''Easton Gazette'' in 1817, and again became a member of the House of Delegates in 1825. He was again elected to the United States Senate as an Anti-Jacksonian
Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
.
Early life
Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" nearEaston, Maryland
Easton is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,945 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2019 of 16,671. The primary ZIP Code is 21601, and the secondary ...
. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from St. John's College in 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 o ...
in 1795.
Career
Goldsborough engaged in agricultural pursuits, and also served as a member of theMaryland House of Delegates
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in 1804. During the War of 1812
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, Goldsborough commanded a troop of horsemen in the Maryland Militia.
In 1813, Goldsborough was elected as a Federalist
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to the United States Senate
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to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1813 caused by the failure of the legislature to elect a senator, and served from May 21, 1813 to March 3, 1819. In the Senate, Goldsborough served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Fifteenth Congress), and as a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Fifteenth Congress).
Goldsborough was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society
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in 1814./ref> After his first term as Senator, Goldsborough resumed his agricultural pursuits. He was instrumental in establishing the ''Easton Gazette'' in 1817, and again became a member of the House of Delegates in 1825. He was again elected to the United States Senate as an Anti-Jacksonian
National Republican
The National Republican Party, also known as the Anti-Jacksonian Party or simply Republicans, was a political party in the United States that evolved from a conservative-leaning faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that supported John Qu ...
(later Whig) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ezekiel F. Chambers
Ezekiel Forman Chambers (February 28, 1788January 30, 1867) was an American politician.
Born in Chestertown, Maryland, Chambers was graduated from Washington College at Chestertown in 1805. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1808, and co ...
, and served from January 13, 1835 until his death at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton. In the Senate, Goldsborough served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce
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(Twenty-fourth Congress).
Death
He is interred at "Ashby", the family home in Talbot County.See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
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