John P. Poe, Sr.

Infobox Officeholder
name = John Prentiss Poe, Sr.


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office = Attorney General of Maryland
term_start = 1891
term_end = 1895
predecessor = William Pinkney Whyte
successor = Harry M. Clabaugh
birth_date = August 22, 1836
birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland
death_date = October 14, 1909
death_place = Baltimore County, Maryland
restingplace = Green Mount Cemetery
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party = Democratic Party
spouse = Anne Johnson Hough
relations = Edgar Allan Poe (cousin)
children = Edgar A. Poe Johnny Poe Art Poe Gresham Poe
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alma_mater = Princeton University
profession = Law Dean of University of Maryland School of Law

John Prentiss Poe, Sr. (August 22, 1836 - October 14, 1909) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1891 to 1895. He was born in Baltimore, the son of Neilson Poe and wife Josephine Emily Clemm. He attended Princeton University, graduating with the class of 1854. He married Anne Johnson Hough and had six sons and three daughters. All six sons played football for Princeton. Son Edgar Allan Poe served as state Attorney General from 1907 to 1911. Another son, John Prentiss "Johnny" Poe, Jr. coached at Navy and Virginia, and was killed in the Battle of Loos in World War I. Art Poe was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame, and Gresham Poe was head coach at Virginia.

John Poe, Sr. was a lawyer as well as a leading member of the Maryland Democratic Party, and served as Dean of the University of Maryland Law School. He died in Ruxton, Baltimore County, October 14, 1909, and was buried in Baltimore's Green Mount Cemetery.

References

* [http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/html/attygen.html About the office and list of Attorneys General of Maryland, from the Maryland Archives.]

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first = Mark F.
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date = September 10, 2003
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title = John Prentiss Poe Dies in Baltimore
work = Washington Times
date = October 14, 1909
url = http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/sn84026749/1909-10-14/ed-1/seq-1
accessdate = 2008-03-18

Persondata
NAME = Poe, John Prentiss Sr.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1891 to 1895
DATE OF BIRTH = August 22, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH = Baltimore, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH = October 14, 1909
PLACE OF DEATH = Ruxton-Riderwood, Baltimore County, Maryland