James Dixon Roman Explained

State:Maryland
District:2nd
Term Start:March 4, 1847
Term End:March 3, 1849
Predecessor:Thomas Johns Perry
Successor:William Thomas Hamilton
Birth Date:11 August 1809
Birth Place:Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S.
Resting Place:Rose Hill Cemetery
Occupation:Lawyer, politician

James Dixon Roman (August 11, 1809  - January 19, 1867) was an American politician.[1]

Early life

Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham, Pennsylvania). He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and began to study law in Frederick. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Hagerstown.

Career

Roman served as a member of the Maryland State Senate in 1847 and was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848 and on the Democratic ticket in 1856.

He again resumed the practice of law in Hagerstown, and served as president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death. He was also a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.

Personal life

Roman was married to Louisa Margaret Kennedy (1809–1878), the daughter of John Kennedy and Margaret (née Wagner) Kennedy.[2] Together, they were the parents of:[3]

Roman died on January 19, 1867, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery.[6]

Notes and References

  1. (Howard, George W.)"James Dixon Roman" The Monumental City: Its Past History and Present Resources. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  2. Book: Scharf. John Thomas. History of Western Maryland: Being a History of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties from the Earliest Period to the Present Day, Including Biographical Sketches of Their Representative Men. 2003. Genealogical Publishing Com. 9780806345659. 1046. 6 October 2017. en.
  3. Book: Hein. David. Religion and Politics in Maryland on the Eve of the Civil War: The Letters of W. Wilkins Davis. 2009. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 9781606086339. 125. 6 October 2017. en.
  4. News: DEATH OF C.C. BALDWIN; The Naval Officer of the Port of New York Passes Away at Newport. HIS END WAS NOT UNEXPECTED He Went to Newport Against the Advice of His New York Physician -- Career of Mr. Baldwin as a Railroad Man and Office Holder.. 6 October 2017. The New York Times. May 13, 1897. en.
  5. Book: The Sentinel Almanac and Book of Facts. 1898. Sentinel Company. 151. 6 October 2017. en.
  6. Web site: ROMAN, James Dixon (1809-1867) . bioguideretro.congress.gov . . 18 June 2020.