James Black Groome

James Black Groome ( born April 4, 1838 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, † October 5, 1893 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician and 1874-1876 Governor of the State of Maryland and 1879-1885 representative of his state in the U.S. Senate.

Early years and political rise

James Groome attended the Tennent School in Pennsylvania. He then studied law with his father. After his made ​​in 1861 admitted to the bar he began in Elkton to work in his new profession. Because of his health he did not serve as a soldier in the Civil War. In 1867 he took part in a conference to revise the constitution of Maryland. As a member of the Democratic Party, he was from 1872 to 1874 a member of the House of Representatives from Maryland. In 1872 he was one of the democratic electors in the presidential elections.

Governor and U.S. Senator

Following the resignation of Governor William Pinkney Whyte, he was appointed by the Legislature as his successor. Between March 4, 1874 to January 12, 1876, he served as governor of his state. This period was uneventful. Groome sat essentially continued the policies of his predecessor. Worth mentioning are the introduction of glass ballot boxes and a constitutional amendment. Originally planned Groome to stand for re-election. But when it came to serious conflict with his party ahead of the elections, he withdrew his candidacy. After the end of his governorship, he was working as a lawyer again.

Between March 4, 1879 and March 3, 1885 Groome represented his state in the U.S. Senate. He entered as a Class 3 Senator to succeed George R. Dennis. Groome completed only a six -year term in the Senate. There took over on March 4, 1885 Ephraim K. Wilson his seat

Further CV

In 1889, Groome by President Grover Cleveland to the Commissioner of Customs (Collector of Customs ) was appointed at the Port of Baltimore. This office he held until 1893. In October of this year, James Groome died. With his wife, Alice Lee Edmondson he had a child.