- Herman Stump
Herman Stump (
August 8 ,1837 –January 9 ,1917 ) was an American politician.Stump was born on Oakington farm in
Harford County, Maryland . He pursued the study of classics and law, was admitted to the bar in 1856, and commenced practice inBel Air, Maryland . He also held an interest in agricultural pursuits.Stump was elected to the
Maryland State Senate in 1878 and served as President of the Senate in 1880. He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1879, and was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses, serving fromMarch 4 ,1889 toMarch 3 ,1893 . He was not a candidate for renomination.After Congress, Stump was appointed Superintendent of Immigration by President
Grover Cleveland onApril 8 ,1893 , and served untilJuly 16 ,1897 . He practiced law in Bel Air until his death at his home there. He is interred in St. Mary’s Cemetery inEmmorton, Maryland .References
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