R. P. T. Dutrow

R. P. T. Dutrow
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Frederick County district
In office
1868–1870
Preceded byHenry Baker, Upton Buhrman, Thomas Gorsuch, John L. Linthicum, John R. Rouzer, John A. Steiner
Succeeded byNoah Bowlus, Henry R. Harris, John T. McCreery, J. Alfred Ritter, John B. Thomas, William White
Personal details
Born
Richard P. T. Dutrow

August 1828
Buckeystown, Maryland, U.S.
DiedJune 12, 1877(1877-06-12) (aged 48)
Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placeMount Olivet Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Lucretia Lakin
​
(m. 1849)​
Children1
Alma materMercersburg College
Occupation
  • Politician
  • farmer

Richard P. T. Dutrow (August 1828 – June 12, 1877) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.

Early life

Richard P. T. Dutrow was born in August 1828 on a Dutrow farm in western Buckeystown, Frederick County, Maryland, to Samuel Dutrow.[1][2][3] He attended public schools in Frederick County and Mercersburg College.[3]

Career

Dutrow was a Democrat.[3] He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1868 to 1870.[4] In 1875, he served as county commissioner of Frederick County.[2]

Dutrow was a farmer and owned a 280 acres (110 ha) farm in Buckeystown.[3][5] He was a southern sympathizer and slave owner.[1]

Personal life

Dutrow married Lucretia Lakin, daughter of William Lakin, of Jefferson in 1849. They had one son, R. Claude.[1][2][3] He lived at a brick house near Carrollton Manor.[1] He was an elder at Trinity Reformed Church in Adamstown.[3][6]

Dutrow died on June 12, 1877, after the Frederick, Washington and Mount Vernon excursion train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad collided with another train in Frederick County.[5] He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Grove, William Jarboe (1928). History of Carrollton Manor, Frederick County, Maryland. Marken & Bielfeld. pp. 97–99. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c Scharf, J. Thomas (1882). History of Western Maryland. Vol. 1. Louis H. Everts. p. 445. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f Williams, T. J. C.; McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 2. L. R. Titsworth & Co. pp. 982–983. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Disaster to an Excursion Train". The Baltimore Sun. June 13, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Eschbach, E. R. (August 1877). "A Sad Disaster". The Guardian. p. 245. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  7. ^ "A Day of Sorrow". York Daily. June 22, 1877. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon