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Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.

Arthur Pue Gorman Jr.

American politician (1873–1919)


Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (March 27, 1873 – September 3, 1919) was an American politician. He served in the Maryland Senate from 1904 to 1912. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election.

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Early life

Arthue Pue Gorman Jr. was born on March 27, 1873, in Howard County, Maryland to Hannah Donagan and Arthur Pue Gorman. His father was a senator. He attended private schools in Washington, D.C., Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He received a legal education at Columbian University (now George Washington University) and the University of Maryland. He also worked in the office of John P. Poe Sr.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Gorman formed Miles & Gorman, a law practice with Alonzo L. Miles.[1][4] He was a member of the staffs of Governors John Walter Smith and Austin L. Crothers. He served as colonel with Governor Smith from 1900 to 1904. He then served as brigadier general with Governor Crothers from 1908 to 1912.[2][5]

Gorman was a Democrat.[1] He served in the Maryland Senate, representing Howard County, from 1904 to 1912. He served as President of the Maryland Senate from 1910 to 1912. While in the senate, Gorman was active in the investigation of the affairs of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[6][7][8]

In 1911, Gorman defeated Blair Lee in the Democratic primary for governor. Gorman would lose to Phillips Lee Goldsborough in the 1911 Maryland gubernatorial election. Historians attribute Gorman's loss to Goldsborough to Gorman's bitter primary fight with Lee.[9]

In 1914, Gorman was the first chairman of the Maryland State Tax Commission. He served in this role until his death.[5][10] He served as director of the Citizens National Bank in Laurel.[2]

Personal life

Grave of Gorman at Oak Hill Cemetery

Gorman married Grace Norris on November 28, 1900.[11]

Gorman died on September 3, 1919, at a hospital in Baltimore.[2] He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[3][12]


References

  1. "SKETCHES OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. "Arthur Pue Gorman Dead". New York Tribune. September 4, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. "Gorman". The Baltimore Sun. September 6, 1919. p. 12. Retrieved August 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. Distinguished Men of Baltimore and of Maryland. Baltimore American. 1914. p. 80. Retrieved December 7, 2022 via Archive.org.
  5. "Arthur Pue Gorman". The New York Times. September 4, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved August 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. "Arthur P. Gorman , Jr. (1873-1919)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. April 30, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. "Senate, Howard County (1852-1966)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 13, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. "Maryland Senate Presidents". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 8, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  9. "Phillips Lee Goldsborough (1865-1946)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  10. "Maryland Manual, 1927". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  11. "Social and Personal". The Evening Times. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. November 9, 1900. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  12. "Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C. (Chapel Hill) - Lot 564 (Gorman Circle)" (PDF). oakhillcemeterydc.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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