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Stephen Warfield Gambrill (October 2, 1873 – December 19, 1938) was an
Born near
American politician
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.
Early life
Born near Savage, Maryland
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, to Stephen Gambrill and Kate (Gorman) Gambrill, he attended the common schools and Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland, College Park
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. He graduated from the law department of Columbian College (now The George Washington University Law School
The George Washington University Law School (GW Law) is the law school of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. Established in 1865, GW Law is the oldest top law school in the national capital. GW Law offers the largest range of cour ...
), Washington, D.C., in 1896, was admitted to the bar in 1897, and practiced in Baltimore
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, Maryland. In 1900, he married Haddie D. Gorman (who died in 1923).Political Graveyard http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html
Career
Gambrill served as a member of theMaryland House of Delegates
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from 1920 to 1922, and served in the Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single- ...
in 1924. He was elected from the fifth district of Maryland as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sidney E. Mudd II and was reelected to the Sixty-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses, serving from November 4, 1924, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Death
He died on December 19, 1938, and is interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Maryland.See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include:
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
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References
1873 births 1924 deaths Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates University of Maryland, College Park alumni George Washington University Law School alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland People from Savage, Maryland Gorman family of Maryland {{Maryland-politician-stub