John A.J. Creswell - Port Deposit, MD
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N 39° 36.300 W 076° 06.924
18S E 404242 N 4384511
The childhood home of Congressman John A.J. Creswell, who served as President Grant's Postmaster General after being elected to Congress and the US Senate in the 1860s as a Republican.
Waymark Code: WM14TAZ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2021
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The plaque says, "Born at this house at Creswell’s Ferry, now Port Deposit, in 1828, John Creswell graduated from Dickinson College and became a lawyer. He was elected to the General Assembly in 1861, became Adjutant General in 1862, was elected to Congress that same year and to the United States Senate in 1864.
He served as President Grant’s Postmaster General from 1869 to 1874, in charge of Republican Party patronage. He returned to Elkton where he was the acknowledged head of the State’s Republican Party until his death in 1891."
Name of Famous Person: John A.J. Creswell
Physical Address: Port Deposit, MD, USA
What is this person famous for?:
Congressman
Postmaster General
Republican
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Personal Experience:
Visited on 20 August 2021
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