▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Cad illa c ▁Fle et wood ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁from ▁his ▁supp or ters . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Som erset ▁County ▁to ▁represent ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 / 6 8 . ▁T aw es ▁was ▁voted ▁honor ary ▁president ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁convention , ▁but ▁remained ▁silent ▁during ▁the ▁proceed ings ▁as ▁to ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁of ▁interest . ▁After ▁all , ▁it ▁was ▁T aw es ▁who ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁convention ▁whilst ▁governor . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁rat ifications , ▁T aw es ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁his ▁successor , ▁Governor ▁S pi ro ▁Ag new , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources . ▁Ag new ' s ▁successor , ▁Mar vin ▁Mand el , ▁appointed ▁T aw es ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁and ▁n urt uring ▁of ▁Maryland ' s ▁environment . ▁T aw es ' ▁final ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁came ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁fill ▁an ▁un exp ired ▁term ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁T aw es ▁was ▁found ▁un cons cious ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Cris field ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 ,