Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland Attorney General)

Edgar Allan Poe (Maryland Attorney General)

Edgar Allan Poe (September 15, 1871 - November 29, 1961) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915. He was born in Baltimore, the son of former Attorney General John Prentiss Poe. He was named after his relative and the celebrated poet, Edgar Allan Poe, who died in 1849. He attended Princeton University, and played varsity football there.

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* [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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NAME = Poe, Edgar Allan, (Maryland Attorney General)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1911 to 1915
DATE OF BIRTH = September 15, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH = Baltimore, Maryland
DATE OF DEATH = November 29, 1961
PLACE OF DEATH = Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania


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