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Newspaper Article of Recollections of Judge J. Upsher Dennis

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Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 1996.027.093
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Acquisition

Purchased by the Nabb Research Center, 1996. 
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. McRoberts, April 2014.
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Abstract

Newspaper article documenting the recollections of Judge J. Upshur Dennis, about Samuel Spencer who was killed in an accident on the Southern Railway. Mr. Spencer's father was an Eastern Shore man, and a member of Congress from the second district. The article continues to recall other famous men from the Eastern Shore including Charles Wilson Peale, and Peter Lindell.

Biographical History

Born June 14, 1846 at Kingston, Somerset County, Maryland.  Son of George Robertson Dennis, prominent attorney, State Senate, Somerset County,  and U.S. Senator.  Attended Washington Academy, 1858-2862; Princeton University, 1863-1865.  Studied law at the University of Virginia, 1866-1867.  Read law with Judge George P. Scarborough; later with uncle, James Upshur Dennis, House of Delegates, Senate, Somerset County.  Admitted to the bar, January, 1868.  Married, Fannie Murdoch, 1881; three children, two survived: J. Murdoch and Dora L. Dennis. Uncle of Judge Samuel K. Dennis.  Died, Guilford, Baltimore County, Maryland, September 12, 1916.

Practiced at Norfolk, Virginia, Princess Anne, and Frederick, Maryland.  Later moved to Baltimore City, began practice with John Scott as Dennis & Scott.  Commissioned Aide-de-Campe to Governor of Maryland, 1880; appointed to rank of colonel.  Director, Maryland State Penitentiary, November, 1882 to January, 1887.  Appointed to Supreme Bench of Baltimore City by Gov. Henry Lloyd, January 4, 1887; elected to full term following year; re-elected, 1903.  Resigned, May, 1908, after suffering a stroke.   As a judge, specialized in equity matters. 

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Newspapers
  • Location Terms
    • Eastern Shore (Md.)
    • Eastern Shore (Va.)

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