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Thomas Herbert Shriver
Thomas Herbert Shriver (February 19, 1846 – December 31, 1916) was an American politician. He served on the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate. Early life Thomas Herbert Shriver was born on February 19, 1846, in Union Mills, Maryland, to Mary M. J. (née Owings) and William Shriver. His father was a farmer and a miller. He was a descendant of an early settler to Carroll County, Maryland, Carroll County, David Shriver. Shriver attended local schools and was taught by private tutors. He was preparing for enrollment to college when the American Civil War started. Career Shriver enlisted in the Confederate States Army on June 28, 1863, at the age of seventeen, as General J. E. B. Stuart, Stuart's cavalry passed by. He took part in the Battle of Gettysburg and cavalry engagements after the retreat of the army to Northern Virginia after the battle. In the last year, Shriver was detailed as a student of the Virginia Military Institute and became a member of the cadet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. Composed of 47 senators elected from an equal number of constituent single-member districts, the Senate is responsible, along with the Maryland House of Delegates, for passage of laws in Maryland, and for confirming executive appointments made by the Governor of Maryland. It evolved from the upper house of the colonial assembly created in 1650 when Maryland was a proprietary colony controlled by Cecilius Calvert. It consisted of the Governor and members of the Governor's appointed council. With slight variation, the body to meet in that form until 1776, when Maryland, now a state independent of British rule, passed a new constitution that created an electoral college to appoint members of the Senate. This electoral college was abolished in 1838 and members began to be directly elected from each county and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
