Lloyd Lowndes Jr.

Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
Lloyd Lowndes Jr.
43rd Governor of Maryland
	In office; January 8, 1896 – January 10, 1900
Preceded by	Frank Brown
Succeeded by	John Walter Smith
United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6
	In office; March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	new district
Succeeded by	William Walsh
Personal details
Born	February 21, 1845; Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Died	January 8, 1905 (aged 59); Cumberland, Maryland
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Tasker
Children	6
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Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (February 21, 1845 – January 8, 1905), a member of the United States Republican Party, was an American attorney and politician, the 43rd Governor of Maryland from 1896 to 1900 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1873 to 1875.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

He was born in 1845 in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), son of Lloyd Lowndes and Elizabeth Moore; he was a great-grandson of early Bladensburg, Maryland settler, Christopher Lowndes.^[3] He attended Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He graduated from the law department of the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1867.

Marriage and family

He married his first cousin, Elizabeth Tasker Lowndes, daughter of Richard Tasker Lowndes and Louisa Black.^[3]

Political career

After starting his law practice, Lowndes turned to politics. He found that the Democratic Party was regaining political control in Maryland. After being elected to one term in Congress in 1872, he did not succeed in gaining re-election after his term ended in 1875. He returned to his law practice.

At the end of the century, however, Lowndes ran for governor in 1896, was supported by a strong Republican biracial coalition, and won the election.^[4] In addition, Maryland was one of several "border states" that had voted for Republican candidate William McKinley in a major sweep that showed a realignment nationally;^[5] Lowndes and some Republican state legislators and congressmen, such as Sydney Emanuel Mudd, were likely also elected on McKinley's coattails. McKinley's win ended free silver as an issue and American society embraced its industrial present.^[5]

Lowndes died in 1905 of heart failure, in Cumberland, Maryland, and is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery there.

References

^ "Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (1845–1905) Biographical Series; Governor of Maryland 1896–1900 (Republican)". Archives of Maryland, MSA SC 3520-1474. Maryland State Government. March 14, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ White, Jr., Frank F. (1970). The Governors of Maryland 1777–1970. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission. pp. 221–224. ISBN 978-0942370010. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Johnston, Christopher (1907). Maryland historical magazine, Volume 2. Maryland Historical Society. pp. 276–279. Retrieved September 12, 2009.
^ STEPHEN TUCK, “Democratization and the Disfranchisement of African Americans in the US South during the Late 19th Century” (pdf) Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Spring 2013, reading for "Challenges of Democratization", by Brandon Kendhammer, Ohio University
^ ^a ^b 1896: McKinley v. Bryan, Overview/Election Results, Harper's Weekly, accessed February 11, 2014

United States Congress. "Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (id: L000481)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

National Governors Association, Governor's Information: Maryland Governor Lloyd Lowndes Jr.

Party political offices
Preceded by William J. Vannort	Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland 1895, 1899	Succeeded by Stevenson A. Williams
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by new district	U.S. Congressman, Maryland's 6th District 1873—1875	Succeeded by William Walsh
Political offices
Preceded by Frank Brown	Governor of Maryland 1896–1900	Succeeded by John Walter Smith

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[archives1-1] "Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. (1845–1905) Biographical Series; Governor of Maryland 1896–1900 (Republican)". Archives of Maryland, MSA SC 3520-1474. Maryland State Government. March 14, 2001. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[archives2-2] White, Jr., Frank F. (1970). The Governors of Maryland 1777–1970. Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission. pp. 221–224. ISBN 978-0942370010. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[mhs-3] Johnston, Christopher (1907). Maryland historical magazine, Volume 2. Maryland Historical Society. pp. 276–279. Retrieved September 12, 2009.

[tuck-4] STEPHEN TUCK, “Democratization and the Disfranchisement of African Americans in the US South during the Late 19th Century” (pdf) Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Spring 2013, reading for "Challenges of Democratization", by Brandon Kendhammer, Ohio University

[harpers-5] 1896: McKinley v. Bryan, Overview/Election Results, Harper's Weekly, accessed February 11, 2014

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v t e Governors of Maryland
Provincial (1632–1776)	L. Calvert Greene Stone Fendall P. Calvert C. Calvert, 3rd Baron Wharton Notley C. Calvert, 3rd Baron B. Calvert Joseph Coode Neh. Blakiston Copley Lawrence Andros Greenberry Andros Lawrence Nicholson Nat. Blakiston Tench Seymour Lloyd Hart Brooke C. Calvert, 5th Baron B. L. Calvert Ogle C. Calvert, 5th Baron Ogle Bladen Ogle Tasker Sharpe Eden
State (since 1776)	Johnson T. Lee Paca Smallwood J. Howard Plater Brice T. Lee Stone Henry Ogle Mercer R. Bowie Wright E. Lloyd R. Bowie Winder Ridgely C. Goldsborough Sprigg Stevens Kent Martin T. Carroll Martin G. Howard J. Thomas Veazey Grason F. Thomas Pratt P. Thomas Lowe Ligon Hicks Bradford Swann O. Bowie Whyte Groome J. Carroll Hamilton McLane H. Lloyd Jackson Brown Lowndes Smith Warfield Crothers P. Goldsborough Harrington Ritchie Nice O'Conor Lane McKeldin Tawes Agnew Mandel B. Lee Hughes Schaefer Glendening Ehrlich O'Malley Hogan Moore
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