Richard P. T. Dutrow (August 1828 – June 12, 1877) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the

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, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.

Early life

Richard P. T. Dutrow was born in August 1828 on a Dutrow farm in western Buckeystown,

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, to Samuel Dutrow. He attended public schools in Frederick County and

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Career

Dutrow was a

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. He served as a member of the

, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870. In 1875, he served as county commissioner of Frederick County. Dutrow was a farmer and owned a farm in Buckeystown. He was a southern sympathizer and slave owner.

Personal life

Dutrow married Lucretia Lakin, daughter of William Lakin, of

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in 1849. They had one son, R. Claude. He lived at a brick house near Carrollton Manor. He was an elder at Trinity Reformed Church in Adamstown. Dutrow died on June 12, 1877, after the Frederick, Washington and Mount Vernon excursion train of the

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collided with another train in Frederick County. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

References

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