Arthur P. Gorman

Arthur P. Gorman
Gorman c. 1899
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1903 – June 4, 1906
Preceded byJames Kimbrough Jones
Succeeded byJoseph Clay Stiles Blackburn
In office
May 3, 1890 – April 1898
Preceded byJames B. Beck
Succeeded byDavid Turpie
United States Senator
from Maryland
In office
March 4, 1903 – June 4, 1906
Preceded byGeorge Wellington
Succeeded byWilliam Pinkney Whyte
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1899
Preceded byWilliam Pinkney Whyte
Succeeded byLouis E. McComas
Member of the Maryland Senate from Howard County
In office
1875–1881[1]
Preceded byJohn Lee Carroll
Succeeded byEdwin Warfield
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1872–1874
Preceded byFerdinand Claiborne Latrobe
Succeeded byJesse K. Hines
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Howard County
In office
1869–1875[1]
Serving with William Matthews Merrick (1869–1871), Edward Linthicum (1871–1875)
Preceded byJohn R. Clark, I. Thomas Jones
Succeeded byLittleton Maclin, Claudius Stewart
Personal details
Born(1839-03-11)March 11, 1839
Woodstock, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1906(1906-06-04) (aged 67)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Hannah "Hattie" Donagan
(m. 1867)
Children6, including Arthur Jr.
Parent
Relatives
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Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839 – June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906.[3] Gorman served as United States Senator from Maryland from 1881 to 1899 and again from 1903 until his death. He was a prominent leader of the Bourbon Democrat faction of the Democratic Party. Gorman was Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during Grover Cleveland's 1884 presidential campaign and he is widely credited with securing Cleveland's victory.[4] In 1952 Gorman was described in The Baltimore Sun as "easily the most powerful political figure [Maryland] has ever known."[5]

As a young man, Gorman also played a prominent role in the early development of baseball in Washington, D.C. He was a founding member of the original Washington Nationals of the National Association, the first American baseball team, and became one of the nation's star players by 1864. Later in life, he served as a member of the Mills Commission which investigated the origins of the sport.[6]

  1. ^ a b Arps, Walter E. Jr. (November 2004). Maryland Mortalities 1876–1915 from the (Baltimore) Sun Almanac. Heritage Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-1585492541.
  2. ^ "Death of Henry Gassaway Davis". The Elkins Inter-Mountain. Associated Press. March 11, 1916. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History. Mrs. Davis' sister was the mother of the late Senator Arthur Pue Gorman, and the two first cousins were always intimate associates
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference msa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Death Ends Senator Gorman's Career in the Nation's Service". The Washington Post. June 5, 1906. p. 1. ProQuest 144702765.
  5. ^ Stump, William (October 19, 1952). "Man In The Street: Gorman". The Baltimore Sun. p. 28. ProQuest 541690605.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference sabr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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