U.S. Senator. He attended the University of Virginia, graduated from the University of Maryland Law School, in 1882, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to practice law in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a member of the Maryland State Senate, (1894-96), head of the city law department of Baltimore, (1903-08), a member of the Baltimore Charter Commission, in 1910 and general counsel to the Public Service Commission of Maryland, (1910-22). Also an accomplished writer, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1918, for his book, "Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed" (1917). In 1923, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1929. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until 1937, when he retired.
U.S. Senator. He attended the University of Virginia, graduated from the University of Maryland Law School, in 1882, was admitted to the bar and proceeded to practice law in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a member of the Maryland State Senate, (1894-96), head of the city law department of Baltimore, (1903-08), a member of the Baltimore Charter Commission, in 1910 and general counsel to the Public Service Commission of Maryland, (1910-22). Also an accomplished writer, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1918, for his book, "Benjamin Franklin, Self-Revealed" (1917). In 1923, he was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, serving until 1929. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until 1937, when he retired.
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