Thomas Pearce (Maryland Politician)
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Thomas Pearce (died January 1936) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...
, representing
Cecil County Cecil County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was ...
in 1890.


Biography

Pearce was a
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. He served as a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...
, representing
Cecil County Cecil County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland at the northeastern corner of the state, bordering both Pennsylvania and Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 103,725. The county seat is Elkton. The county was ...
in 1890. Pearce was married. He was a member of the
Improved Order of Red Men The Improved Order of Red Men is a fraternal organization established in North America in 1834. Their rituals and regalia are modeled after those assumed by men of the era to be used by Native Americans. Despite the name, the order was formed ...
of Cecilton. Pearce died from pneumonia in January 1936, aged 80, at Union Hospital in Elkton. He was buried in Cecilton Cemetery.


References

Year of birth uncertain 1850s births 1936 deaths People from Cecil County, Maryland Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 19th-century American legislators 19th-century Maryland politicians {{Maryland-politician-stub