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Phillips Lee Goldsborough
American politician, 47th Governor of Maryland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865 – October 22, 1946), was an American Republican politician who was the 47th Governor of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1929 to 1935.
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Quick Facts 47th Governor of Maryland, Preceded by ...
Phillips Lee Goldsborough | |
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47th Governor of Maryland | |
In office January 10, 1912 – January 12, 1916 | |
Preceded by | Austin L. Crothers |
Succeeded by | Emerson C. Harrington |
United States Senator from Maryland | |
In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1935 | |
Preceded by | William Cabell Bruce |
Succeeded by | George L. P. Radcliffe |
17th Comptroller of Maryland | |
In office 1898–1900 | |
Governor | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. |
Preceded by | Robert Patterson Graham |
Succeeded by | Joshua W. Hering |
State's Attorney for Dorchester County | |
In office 1891–1898 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1865-08-06)August 6, 1865 Princess Anne, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | October 22, 1946(1946-10-22) (aged 81) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting place | Christ Episcopal Church |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Ellen Showell
(m. 1893; died 1930) |
Children | 3 |
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He was also Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900.[1][2] To date, he is the last Republican to serve as Comptroller of Maryland.