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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Gwinn was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from Baltimore in 1849.[1]
State's attorney of Baltimore
[edit]Attorney general of Maryland
[edit]Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Charles J. M. Gwinn (1822-1894)". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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