&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Edgar_Allan_Poe_(Maryland_attorney_general).jpg) Portrait of Poe from Walter Camp's 1894 book, "American Football" | |
| Princeton Tigers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 15, 1871 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died: | November 29, 1961 (aged 90) Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career history | |
| College | Princeton (1889–1890) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Attorney General of Maryland | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Lobe Straus |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ritchie |
| Personal details | |
| Resting place | St. Thomas Church Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Annie T. McKay
(m. 1895; died 1928)Marie L. McIlhenny (m. 1932) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Edgar Allan Poe (great uncle) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) University of Maryland School of Law (LLB) |
Edgar Allan Poe (September 15, 1871 – November 29, 1961) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915. He was born in Baltimore, the son of former Maryland Attorney General John Prentiss Poe. He was named for his great uncle and second cousin, twice removed, the celebrated author Edgar Allan Poe, who died in 1849.[1][2]
- ^ "Memories of the Poe brothers". Princeton Weekly Bulletin. October 13, 2003.("Edgar Allan Poe 1891 was quarterback and captain in his junior and senior years. He was named All-American in 1889.")
- ^ Floyd Conner (2000). Football's Most Wanted, p. 47. Brassey's. ISBN 978-1-57488-309-1.