Phillips Lee Goldsborough
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Phillips Lee Goldsborough I (August 6, 1865 October 22, 1946), was a Republican
member of the United States Senate
representing State of Maryland
from 1929 to 1935. He was also the 47th Governor of Maryland
from 1912 to 1916 and Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900.
and was educated in public and private schools. While working as a clerk for the United States Navy
, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1886, commencing practice in Cambridge, Maryland
soon thereafter. He also held an interest in banking. In 1893 he married Mary Ellen Showell (c. 1865 – 1930) and they had two sons: Brice W. Goldsborough
; and Phillips Lee Goldsborough II.
In 1891 and in 1895, Goldsborough was elected state's attorney for Dorchester County, Maryland
. In 1897, he was elected to the position of comptroller of the treasury of Maryland, but was defeated in the next election by Dr. Joshua W. Hering.
He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Maryland in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt
and later by President William Howard Taft
.
Goldsborough's tenure as governor saw a great deal of education reform, including the appointment of school boards and teacher certification. It was also during his tenure that the state purchased the Maryland Agricultural College, which is now the University of Maryland, College Park
.
U.S. Senate seat from Maryland in 1916, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Joseph I. France
. He left politics afterwards and resumed his law practice in Cambridge, and also became president of the National Union Bank.
When Republican Herbert Hoover
was elected President of the U.S., Goldsborough decided to take this opportunity to again try for the same senate seat in Maryland. He was elected as to the United States Senate in the election of 1928, defeating incumbent William Cabell Bruce
.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Goldsborough to the director's board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1935. He served in that position until he died in 1946 in Baltimore
, Maryland, and is buried in the old churchyard of Christ Episcopal Church
of his hometown of Cambridge.
Republican Party (United States)
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member of the United States Senate
United States Senate
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representing State of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
from 1929 to 1935. He was also the 47th Governor of Maryland
Governor of Maryland
The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...
from 1912 to 1916 and Comptroller of the Maryland Treasury from 1898 to 1900.
Early life and career
Goldsborough was born in Princess Anne, MarylandPrincess Anne, Maryland
Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Somerset County.Princess Anne is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area....
and was educated in public and private schools. While working as a clerk for the United States Navy
United States Navy
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, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1886, commencing practice in Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,326 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality...
soon thereafter. He also held an interest in banking. In 1893 he married Mary Ellen Showell (c. 1865 – 1930) and they had two sons: Brice W. Goldsborough
Brice W. Goldsborough
Brice W. Goldsborough II was a Foreign Service officer and a son of a Governor of Maryland, Phillips Lee Goldsborough; and Mary Ellen Showell . He had a brother, Phillips Lee Goldsborough II.-References:...
; and Phillips Lee Goldsborough II.
In 1891 and in 1895, Goldsborough was elected state's attorney for Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake...
. In 1897, he was elected to the position of comptroller of the treasury of Maryland, but was defeated in the next election by Dr. Joshua W. Hering.
He was appointed collector of internal revenue for the district of Maryland in 1902 by President Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
and later by President William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and later the tenth Chief Justice of the United States...
.
Governor of Maryland
Over time, Goldsborough built a large base of support in the state, which encouraged him to run for Governor of Maryland in 1911. He defeated Democratic challenger Arthur P. Gorman, Jr., becoming only the second Republican governor in state history up to that time.Goldsborough's tenure as governor saw a great deal of education reform, including the appointment of school boards and teacher certification. It was also during his tenure that the state purchased the Maryland Agricultural College, which is now the University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
.
United States Senate
Goldsborough tried to win the Republican nomination for the class IClass I
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U.S. Senate seat from Maryland in 1916, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Joseph I. France
Joseph I. France
Joseph Irwin France was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1917–1923.-Early life:...
. He left politics afterwards and resumed his law practice in Cambridge, and also became president of the National Union Bank.
When Republican Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business...
was elected President of the U.S., Goldsborough decided to take this opportunity to again try for the same senate seat in Maryland. He was elected as to the United States Senate in the election of 1928, defeating incumbent William Cabell Bruce
William Cabell Bruce
William Cabell Bruce was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929....
.
Later career and death
In 1934, he was not a candidate for re-election to the senate, but instead decided to run again for Governor of Maryland. He lost in the Republican primary to Harry W. Nice, who went on to win the election itself.President Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed Goldsborough to the director's board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1935. He served in that position until he died in 1946 in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland, and is buried in the old churchyard of Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Cambridge, Maryland)
Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery is an historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland U.S.A.- History :...
of his hometown of Cambridge.