His body was returned to Baltimore, and was interred at Greenmount Cemetery. He was admitted as a hereditary member of The Society of the Cincinnati in the state of Maryland in 1858 and later served as the president of the Maryland Society from 1885-1899. The Maryland State Oyster Police Force (“Oyster Navy”), later the State Fishery Force steamer , serving the state from 1884—1945 with a brief World War I period commissioned USS Governor R. M. McLane (SP-1328) was named in his honor. References Further reading Robert Milligan McLane, Reminiscences, 1827-1897 (1903) online Frank F. White, Jr., The Governors of Maryland 1777–1970 (Annapolis: The Hall of Records Commission, 1970), 201–205. External links The Society of the Cincinnati |- |- |- 1815 births 1898 deaths 19th-century American diplomats 19th-century American politicians Ambassadors of the United States to China Ambassadors of the United States to France Ambassadors of the United States to Mexico Democratic National Committee chairs Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland Democratic Party governors of Maryland People from Wilmington, Delaware United States Army officers United States Military Academy alumni