American politician (1809–1867)
James Dixon Roman (August 11, 1809 – January 19, 1867) was an American politician.[ 1]
Early life
Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania , Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham, Pennsylvania ). He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland , and began to study law in Frederick . He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Hagerstown .[ 2]
Career
His daughter, Sarah Roman Baldwin Roman served as a member of the Maryland State Senate in 1847 and was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress , serving from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848 and on the Democratic ticket in 1856.[ 2]
He again resumed the practice of law in Hagerstown, and served as president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death. He was also a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.[ 2]
Personal life
Roman was married to Louisa Margaret Kennedy (1809–1878), the daughter of John Kennedy and Margaret (née Wagner) Kennedy.[ 3] [ 4]
Roman died on January 19, 1867, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery .[ 2]
References
^ (Howard, George W.)"James Dixon Roman" The Monumental City: Its Past History and Present Resources . Retrieved 2015-08-13.
^ a b c d "ROMAN, James Dixon (1809-1867)" . bioguideretro.congress.gov . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Retrieved 18 June 2020 .^ Scharf, John Thomas (2003). History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men ISBN 9780806345659 . Retrieved 6 October 2017 . ^ Hein, David (2009). Religion and Politics in Maryland on the Eve of the Civil War: The Letters of W. Wilkins Davis ISBN 9781606086339 . Retrieved 6 October 2017 . ^ "DEATH OF C.C. BALDWIN; The Naval Officer of the Port of New York Passes Away at Newport. HIS END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED He Went to Newport Against the Advice of His New York Physician -- Career of Mr. Baldwin as a Railroad Man and Office Holder" . The New York Times . Retrieved 6 October 2017 .^ The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts . Retrieved 6 October 2017 .
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