William T. Warburton
William T. Warburton | |
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.png) Warburton in 1907 newspaper | |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Cecil County district | |
| In office 1912–1912 Serving with D. Frank Clendenin and Walter I. Smith | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1852 near Bay View, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | February 28, 1922 (aged 69) Elkton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Elkton Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Matilda McFarland (m. 1877) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Delaware College |
| Occupation |
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William T. Warburton (July 16, 1852 – February 28, 1922) was an American politician, lawyer and bank president from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County in 1912.
Early life[edit]
William T. Warburton was born on July 16, 1852, on a farm near Bay View, Maryland, to Elizabeth (née McCauley) and William Thomas Warburton. His father was a farmer and Methodist preacher.[1][2][3][4] His uncle James McCauley was chief judge of the orphans' court and his uncle Daniel McCauley was a county commissioner in Baltimore.[4] Warburton studied at West Nottingham Academy and graduated from Delaware College in 1871. He read law under Reuben Haines and was admitted to the bar in Cecil County in 1874.[1][2][4]
Career[edit]
Warburton was a lawyer.[5] He served as state's attorney for Cecil County.[6] In the 1880s, he served as counsel for William N. Singerly and later was counsel of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[1][2]
Warburton was a Republican. He was a delegate to the 1888 Republican National Convention.[4] He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, in 1912.[7] In 1915, Warburton ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Maryland, but lost to Ovington Weller.[5][8] He ran for Maryland Senate in 1917, but lost to Omar D. Crothers.[9][10] He attended the 1888 Republican National Convention and one of the conventions that nominated William Howard Taft.[1] Until 1919 or 1920, he was a member of the State Board of Education.[1][2]
Warburton worked as cashier and later became president of the Second National Bank of Elkton. He served in that role until his death.[1][4] He was owner and president of the Elkton Electric Light & Power Company and later the Gilpin Falls Electric Company.[1][2][4] He was president of the Citizens' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cecil County and the Maryland Water Company.[2][4] He also served as director of the Singerly Pulp and Paper Mills of Elkton and the Lancaster, Cecil & Southern Railroad Company. He was a trustee of the Elkton Academy.[4]
Personal life[edit]
On January 2, 1877, Warburton married Matilda McFarland, daughter of Richard McFarland. They had two sons and one daughter, Henry A., Charles E. and Emma.[3][10][4] He bought an apple farm near where he was born for a reported US$100,000.[2] He lived at North Main Street in Elkton.[4]
Warburton died from pneumonia on February 28, 1922, at his home in Elkton.[1][10] He was buried at Elkton Cemetery.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Warburton Dies After Several Weeks Illness". The Daily Banner. March 1, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g "W. T. Warburton". The Midland Journal. March 3, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "A Man of Many Interests". The Baltimore Sun. August 21, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Portrait and Biographical Record of Harford and Cecil Counties, Maryland. 1897. pp. 369–370. Retrieved October 16, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ a b "Why Preston Might Take Blair Lee For Governor". The Baltimore Sun. February 14, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William T. Warburton..." The Enquirer. February 26, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 1, 2000. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "Harrington is Nominated; Wins Counties--Splits City--Weller Sweeps The State". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unofficial Vote of Cecil County". The Midland Journal. November 9, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "W. T. Warburton, Banker and Lawyer, is Dead". The Baltimore Sun. March 1, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Private Service Held for W. T. Warburton". The Baltimore Sun. March 4, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
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- 1852 births
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- Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
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