Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.

Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. ( born February 21, 1845 in Clarksburg, Virginia; † January 8, 1905 in Cumberland, Maryland ) was an American politician and 1896-1900 Governor of Maryland. He also represented his state 1873-1875 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years and political rise

Lloyd Lowndes was born in Clarksburg in what is now West Virginia. He attended Clarksburg Academy, Washington and Jefferson College in Pennsylvania and the Allegheny College. After a subsequent law studies at the University of Pennsylvania, he was admitted in 1867 as a lawyer. Then he began to practice in his new profession in Cumberland. At the same time he began a successful career as an entrepreneur. Among other things, he was the owner of the newspaper " Cumberland Daily News".

Lowndes was a member of the Republican Party. Between 1873 and 1875 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. Over the next 20 years, he went back to his private business, why now included the banking industry. On November 5, 1895, he was elected governor of his state. He became the first Governor of the Republican Party in Maryland since Thomas Holliday Hicks, who served as governor from 1858 to 1862.

Governor of Maryland

Lloyd Lowndes began his four -year term on January 8, 1896. In his reign the Spanish-American War, which includes Maryland had to make a contribution falls. Domestically, a geological survey was commissioned. In addition, the election laws of the state have been revised. The city of Baltimore was given a new municipal constitution.

In 1899, Lowndes applied unsuccessfully for a second term. Therefore, he had to resign from his post on 10 January 1900. In the following years he was the political head of the Republicans in Maryland. Otherwise, he devoted himself to his numerous private shops. Lloyd Lowndes died on 8 January 1905., With his wife Elizabeth Tasker Lowndes he had six children.