▁United ▁States ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 4 th ▁Governor ▁of ▁Maryland ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁Maryland er ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁positions ▁of ▁State ▁Tre as urer , ▁Com pt roller , ▁and ▁governor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁T aw es ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁James ▁and ▁Alice ▁( née ▁By rd ) ▁T aw es ▁in ▁Cris field , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁Som erset ▁County , ▁Maryland ▁public ▁schools , ▁and ▁later ▁attended ▁Bry ant ▁and ▁Str at ton ▁Business ▁College ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁bank ing ▁and ▁account ing . ▁After ▁college , ▁T aw es ▁earned ▁a ▁living ▁working ▁in ▁l umber ing ▁and ▁can ning ▁fir ms ▁that ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁his ▁father , ▁which ▁later ▁expanded ▁into ▁ship building , ▁b aking , ▁and ▁bank ing . ▁T aw es ▁married ▁Helen ▁A val yn ne ▁Gib son ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Maryland ▁political ▁career ▁T aw es ' ▁political ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁cl erk ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁for ▁Som erset ▁County , ▁Maryland , ▁narrow ly ▁defe ating ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁Harry ▁T . ▁Pho eb us ▁by ▁ 7 2 ▁votes . ▁ ▁After ▁winning ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1