William Noble Andrews (November 13, 1876 – December 27, 1937) was a Congressman for the 1st congressional district of

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who served one term from 1919 to 1921.

Early life

William Noble Andrews was born on November 13, 1876, in Hurlock, Maryland. He attended

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for one year. He graduated from Wesley Collegiate Institute of

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in 1898 and from the law department of the

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in 1903 with a

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. He was admitted to the

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in 1903 and commenced the practice of law in Cambridge, Maryland soon after.

Career

From 1904 to 1911, Andrews served two terms as state attorney for Dorchester County, Maryland. He served as a member of the

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in 1914, and in the

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from 1918 until 1919, when he resigned to enter Congress. He was elected as a Republican to the sixty-sixth U.S. Congress in 1918, and served the Maryland's 1st congressional district for one full term from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920, and resumed the practice of law until his death.

Personal life

Andrews married Bessie Walworth on October 18, 1903. She died on January 21, 1919. Andrews married Helen Virginia Phillips of Cambridge on December 10, 1919. They divorced in 1924.

Death

Andrews died on December 27, 1937, at Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge. He is interred in Washington Cemetery of Hurlock, Maryland.

References

External links

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William Noble Andrews entry
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1876 births 1937 deaths People from Dorchester County, Maryland Wesley College (Delaware) alumni University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni Maryland lawyers Republican Party Maryland state senators Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland {{Maryland-politician-stub