Theodore McKeldin

Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin ( born November 20, 1900 in Baltimore, Maryland; † August 10, 1974 ) was an American politician ( Republican) and 1951-1959 Governor of Maryland.

Early years and political rise

After primary school McKeldin attended the Baltimore City College. Then he studied until 1925 at the University of Maryland law. Then he took at Johns Hopkins University are some courses for economics. Between 1927 and 1931 he was a Managing Officer ( Executive Secretary ) and in support of the Mayor of Baltimore. In 1939 he applied unsuccessfully for the post of mayor of this city. Also unsuccessful was his candidacy for the office of governor of Maryland in 1942, when he was defeated by incumbent Herbert O'Conor.

Between 1943 and 1947 he was but then mayor of Baltimore. In this time of modern international airport of the city was built. However, there was at that time also problems in his city such as Racial prejudice and the resulting unrest. In 1946 McKeldin ran again for the office of governor. In these elections, he was defeated by William Preston Lane. Four years later it came in the gubernatorial elections again a duel between Lane and McKeldin. This time McKeldin was able to record one of the greatest victories in the history of Maryland for themselves.

Governor of Maryland

Theodore McKeldin took up his new post on January 10, 1951. After a re-election in 1954, he could remain in office until January 14, 1959. In his time, the road network of the state was expanded. It was considered one of the best in the United States. For this expansion program included the construction of major motorway links. Both Annapolis and Baltimore in new government buildings were built. A reform school for mentally disturbed criminals was built and a committee to improve the management ( Administrative organization commission ) was created. McKeldin was also one of the leading Republican on the east coast. In 1952 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago, where he held the nomination speech for General Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was appointed at this congress to presidential candidates.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship McKeldin worked as a lawyer. Subsequently, he was from 1963 to 1967 once mayor of Baltimore. He was first appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in a commission for the resolution of claims of the Indian population (Indian Claims Commission ) and then sent to South Vietnam, where he served in 1967 as an election observer. Theodore McKeldin died in August 1974. Manzer Honolulu with his wife he had two children.