Charles J. M. Gwinn
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Charles J. M. Gwinn | |
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| Attorney General of Maryland | |
| In office 1875–1883 | |
| State's Attorney of Baltimore | |
| In office January 5, 1852 – January 8, 1856 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Milton Whitney Sr. |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore | |
| In office 1849–1849 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles John Morris Gwinn October 21, 1822 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | February 11, 1894 (aged 71) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Charles John Morris Gwinn (October 21, 1822 – February 11, 1894) was an American lawyer and politician who served as attorney general of Maryland from 1875 to 1883. A member of the Democratic Party, Gwinn also served as the first state's attorney of Baltimore from 1857 to 1861 and as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore in 1849.
Early life
Charles John Morris Gwinn was born October 21, 1822, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Eliza. He had three younger sisters, all of which died unmarried and childless: Elizabeth M. (1815 – 1897), Sarah M. (c. 1818 – 1890), and Emily Ann (c. 1820 – 1900). He attended the University of Maryland, graduated from Princeton University in 1840, and studied law alongside lawyer and inventor John H. B. Latrobe.[1]
Career
Gwinn was barred as a lawyer in 1843. He was the lead counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and a counsel for C&P Telephone. Gwinn was a trustee of Johns Hopkins Hospital and the university of the same name.[1]
Gwinn was a Democratic elector in the 1852 United States presidential election and a delegate to five Democratic National Conventions – 1860, 1868, 1880, 1884, and 1888.[1]
Maryland House of Delegates
Gwinn was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore in 1849.[1]
State's attorney of Baltimore
Attorney general of Maryland
Personal life
Gwinn was a member of the Episcopal Church. He married Matilda Elizabeth Bowie Johnson, a daughter of U.S. Senator Reverdy Johnson, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on January 26, 1858. They had one child, Mary "Mamie" Mackall Gwinn, in 1861; she married Alfred Hodder (1866 – 1907) in 1904 and died childless in 1940. Gwinn died of pneumonia at his Baltimore home on February 11, 1894. He is buried at Green Mount Cemetery.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Charles J. M. Gwinn (1822-1894)". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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