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Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell

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Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell
A black-and-white drawing of a man with a long, dark, bushy beard looking to his left.
Hoblitzell, c. 1882
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd congressional district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1870-1872
1876-1880
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1878
Personal details
Born(1838-10-07)October 7, 1838
Cumberland, Maryland, USA
DiedMay 2, 1900(1900-05-02) (aged 61)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Political partyDemocratic Party
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
Military career
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Service / branchConfederate Army
RankPrivate
UnitFirst Maryland Regiment of Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War

Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell (October 7, 1838 – May 2, 1900) was an American politician and Congressman from Maryland.

Biography

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Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Hoblitzell attended primary school and graduated from the Allegany Academy of Cumberland. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859, and commenced practice in Baltimore, Maryland. During the American Civil War, Hoblitzell served as a private in the First Maryland Regiment of Infantry of the Confederate Army.

After the war, Hoblitzell resumed the practice of law and served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1870 and 1876. He was reelected in 1878 and served as speaker of the house. He was later elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1881, to March 3, 1885. Afterwards, he served as city counselor of Baltimore in 1888 and 1889, and resumed the practice of law. He died in Baltimore, and is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell (id: H000664)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
1878
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd congressional district

1881–1885
Succeeded by