George Martin Upshur Jr.
Upshur in an 1893 publication
President of the Baltimore Board of Police Commissioners
In office
May 7, 1900–May 2, 1904
Preceded byDaniel C. Heddinger
Succeeded byGeorge R. Willis
Mayor of Ocean City, Maryland
In office
1896–1898
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1888
Preceded byJoseph B. Seth
Succeeded byJohn Hubner
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1888
Personal details
Born(1847-12-14)December 14, 1847
Snow Hill, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 26, 1924(1924-05-26) (aged 76)
Snow Hill, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeMakemie Memorial Presbyterian Church
Snow Hill, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Sarah Emmaline Franklin
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(m. 1873; died 1903)​
Children4, including Franklin
RelativesAbel P. Upshur
George Yeardley
Alma materYale University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

George Martin Upshur Jr. (December 14, 1847 – May 26, 1924) was an American politician and lawyer from Snow Hill, Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates and as speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1888. Upshur served as mayor of Ocean City, Maryland, from 1896 to 1898. He was president of the Baltimore City Board of Police Commissioners from 1900 to 1904.

Early life

George Martin Upshur Jr. was born on December 14, 1847, in Snow Hill, Maryland, to Priscilla (née Townsend) and Dr. George Martin Upshur. He was a descendant of George Yeardley, Governor of the Colony of Virginia. He was educated at Union Academy in Snow Hill. Upshur graduated from Yale University in 1868. He studied law in the office of Ephraim King Wilson II and was admitted to the bar in Snow Hill.[1][2][3]

Career

In 1874, Upshur was appointed secretary, treasurer and examiner of Worcester County Public Schools. In 1888, Upshur served in the Maryland House of Delegates and became the Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.[1][4] In 1892, Upshur served as a delegate-at-large from Maryland in the 1892 Democratic National Convention.[1]

In 1892, Upshur moved from Snow Hill to Baltimore to practice law.[1] Upshur served as mayor of Ocean City, Maryland, from 1896 to 1898.[5][6] On May 7, 1900, Upshur was appointed to the Baltimore City Board of Police Commissioners. He was elected as president of the board and served two terms, until May 2, 1904.[1][7] In 1902, Upshur was appointed as colonel on the staff of Governor John Walter Smith. Upshur continued practicing law in Baltimore until 1907. In 1907, Upshur returned to Snow Hill and practiced law there.[1]

Upshur was an alternate national commissioner from Maryland to the World's Columbian Exposition.[1] In 1900, Upshur was a director of the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland.[2]

Personal life

Upshur married Sarah Emmaline "Emma" Franklin, daughter of Judge John Rankin Franklin, on June 11, 1873. They had two sons and two daughters: Franklin, George Martin III (died in childhood), Priscilla and Emily Franklin.[1][3][8] His wife died in 1903.[8] He was related to Abel P. Upshur, United States Secretary of State under President John Tyler.[1] His son Franklin also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.[9]

While in Baltimore in 1900, Upshur lived at 1022 St. Paul Street.[2]

Upshur died on May 26, 1924, at his home in Snow Hill.[1] Upshur was interred at Makemie Memorial Presbyterian Church in Snow Hill.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Geo. M. Upshur Dies at Snow Hill Home". The Baltimore Sun. May 27, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 "George M. Upshur". The Baltimore Sun. March 31, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. 1 2 Upshur, John Andrews (1955). Upshur Family in Virginia. Dietz Press. pp. 90–91 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Worcester County (1790-1974)". Maryland State Archives. June 27, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ocean City Mayors". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 11, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ocean City - Then & Now" (PDF). Ocean City Museum Society Inc. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ McCabe, Clinton (2012). History of the Baltimore Police Department (1774–1907) (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Mrs. George M. Upshur". The Baltimore Sun. September 15, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ↑ "George M. Upshur Dies in Snow Hill". Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise. May 31, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ↑ "George M. Upshur Dies in Snow Hill". Worcester Democrat and the Ledger-Enterprise. May 31, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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