Republican mayor of Baltimore; indeed, he is the last Republican mayoral candidate to win even 25 percent of the vote. He is the first of only two Republican governors in Maryland to be re-elected, the other being Larry Hogan, who was reelected in 2018. Personal Theodore McKeldin was born in Baltimore, Maryland, attending Maryland public schools and later graduating from Baltimore City College. He furthered his education by earning his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1925 and with some graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. McKeldin married Honolulu Claire Manzer on October 17, 1924. They had two children, Theodore Jr. and Clara. He died on August 10, 1974, and is buried in Greenmount Cemetery. Dedications McKeldin Center at Morgan State University McKeldin Library and McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland, College Park Theodore McKeldin Gymnasium at Bowie State University McKeldin Building at Springfield Hospital Center McKeldin Beltway, though still widely known as the Baltimore Beltway or Interstate 695 McKeldin Area, Patapsco Valley State Park McKeldin Planetarium at St. John's College References General references Theodore R. McKeldin biography from the Maryland State Archives. Accessed Oct 25, 2004. Theodore R. McKeldin papers, at University of Maryland Libraries. External links 1900 births 1974 deaths 20th-century American politicians Activists for African-American civil rights Republican Party governors of Maryland Mayors of Baltimore Politicians from Baltimore University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni Baltimore City College alumni 20th-century American Episcopalians