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18 Jan 2023

Wes Moore

Wes Moore is the 63rd Governor of the state of Maryland. He is Maryland’s first Black Governor in the state’s 246-year history, and is just the third African American elected…

Bradley Peck
27 Sep 2019

Yumi Hogan

Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan is the first Korean American first lady in the United States. Mrs. Hogan is a first-generation Korean American, an accomplished artist and an adjunct professor at Maryland…

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27 Sep 2019

Larry Hogan

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. was sworn in as the 62nd governor of the State of Maryland on January 21, 2015. In 2018, he was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second…

Clay Carpenter
05 Nov 2018

Thomas Johnson

THOMAS JOHNSON, the first elected governor of Maryland, was born in Calvert County, Maryland on November 4, 1732. His early education was received at home. He went on to study…

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05 Nov 2018

William Paca

WILLIAM PACA, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Abingdon, Maryland on October 31, 1740. After studying at home, he attended the College of Philadelphia…

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05 Nov 2018

John Eager Howard

JOHN EAGER HOWARD was born at "Belvedere" in Baltimore County, Maryland on June 4, 1752. His education was attained through private tutors. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental…

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05 Nov 2018

George Plater

GEORGE PLATER was born at "Sotterley" near Leonardtown, Maryland on November 8, 1735. His education was attained at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he graduated in…

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15 Mar 2018

James Brice

James Brice, acting governor of Maryland, was born in Annapolis, Maryland on August 26, 1746. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1765, and established legal practices in…

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12 Mar 2018

Thomas Sim Lee

THOMAS SIM LEE was born in Maryland on October 29, 1745. His education was attained in the private schools of his native state. He may have studied in Europe as…

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11 Mar 2018

John Hoskins Stone

JOHN HOSKINS STONE was born in Charles County, Maryland around 1750, probably at "Poynton Manor" in Charles County, Maryland. His education was attained in the private schools of his native…

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10 Mar 2018

John Henry

JOHN HENRY was born at "Weston" in Dorchester County, Maryland in November 1750. His education was attained at the West Nottingham Academy, at Princeton College, from which he graduated around…

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07 Mar 2018

Benjamin Ogle

BENJAMIN OGLE was born in Annapolis, Maryland on January 27, 1749. His education was attained in the private schools in England, including Eton College, from which he graduated in 1761.…

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