Somerset R. Waters

Somerset R. Waters
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Carroll County district
In office
1874–1878
Preceded byHarrison H. Lamotte, Lewis A. J. Lamotte, Trusten Polk, James H. Steele
Succeeded byFrank Brown, Frank T. Newbelle, Robert Sellman Jr., Thomas H. Shriver
Personal details
Born
Somerset Richard Waters

December 1829
Clarksburg, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMay 30, 1919(1919-05-30) (aged 89)
Waterville, Carroll County, Maryland, U.S.
Resting placePine Grove Cemetery
Mount Airy, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Rachel Ann Waters
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(m. 1855)​
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Somerset Richard Waters (December 1829 – May 30, 1919) was an American politician and physician from Maryland.

Early life

Somerset Richard Waters was born on December 14 or 24, 1829, in Clarksburg, Maryland, to Jerusha Ann (née Shaw) and Richard Rawlings Waters.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1858.[1]

Career

Following graduation, Waters moved to Carroll County to practice medicine. He practiced for 40 years.[1] He was a member of the Medical and Chirugical Faculty of Maryland and the Carroll County Medical Association.[1]

Waters was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Carroll County, from 1874 to 1878.[1][3] He was chief clerk in the office of the state tax commissioner for 28 years.[1]

Personal life

Water married his cousin Rachel Ann Waters, daughter of Reverend Somerset Richard Waters, on December 17, 1855.[1][2][4] They had a daughter, Estelle.[1]

Waters died at his Woodside Cottage home in Waterville, Carroll County, on May 30, 1919. He was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Mount Airy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dr. Somerset R. Waters". The Baltimore Sun. May 31, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b Newman, Harry Wright (1933). Anne Arundel Gentry: A Genealogical History of Twenty-Two Pioneers of Anne Arundel County, MD., and Their Descendants. Maryland Pioneer Series. p. 518. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Archive.org.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Carroll County (1837-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 21, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Hurley, William Neal Jr. The White Families. Heritage Books, Inc. pp. 89–90. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Archive.org.