The Political Graveyard: Caroline County, Md.

Caroline County
Maryland

Caroline County information:

Population: 29,772 (2000); 27,035 (1990)
Land area 320 square miles.
County seat: Denton
Caroline County official web site.
Capital Impact: Caroline County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Caroline County -- census data on population, race, economics
Caroline County MDGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Kent County, Del.
Southeast: Sussex County, Del.
Southwest: Dorchester County; Talbot County
Northwest: Queen Anne's County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Caroline County
Politicians who were born in Caroline County
Politicians who lived in Caroline County
Politicians who died in Caroline County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Caroline County

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Selected officials of Caroline County

(not intended to be complete)

T. Alan Goldsborough (State's Attorney, 1904-08)

Private or family graveyard
Caroline County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Culbreth (1786-1843) — of Denton, Caroline County, Md. Born in River Bridges, Kent County, Del., April 13, 1786. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1813; U.S. Representative from Maryland 7th District, 1817-21; state court judge in Maryland, 1822. Died near Greensboro, Caroline County, Md., April 16, 1843. Interment at in a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Denton Cemetery
Denton, Caroline County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Alan Goldsborough (1877-1951) — also known as T. Alan Goldsborough — of Denton, Caroline County, Md. Born in Greensboro, Caroline County, Md., September 16, 1877. Great-great-great-grandson of Robert Goldsborough; great-grandson of Charles Goldsborough; son of Washington E. Goldsborough and Martha P. (Laird) Goldsborough; married, June 16, 1909, to Laura Hall. Democrat. Lawyer; Caroline County State's Attorney, 1904-08; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1921-39; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1939-41. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., June 16, 1951. Interment at Denton Cemetery.
- See also Goldsborough family of Maryland
- See also: congressional biography.

Hillcrest Cemetery
Federalsburg, Caroline County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

William Oswald Mills (1924-1973) — also known as William O. Mills — of Easton, Talbot County, Md. Born in Bethlehem, Caroline County, Md., August 12, 1924. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1971-73; died in office 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1972. Methodist. Committed suicide, in Easton, Talbot County, Md., May 24, 1973. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

Denton Cemetery
Ridgely, Caroline County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Alexander Smith (1850-1932) — also known as Thomas A. Smith — of Ridgely, Caroline County, Md. Born near Greenwood, Sussex County, Del., September 3, 1850. Democrat. Member of Maryland state senate, 1894-96; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1905-07. Methodist. Died in Newark, New Castle County, Del., May 1, 1932. Interment at Denton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Caroline County

Politicians who were born in Caroline County

Politicians who lived in Caroline County

Politicians who died in Caroline County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Caroline County