lection . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - four th ▁Congress , ▁serving ▁one ▁term ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁to ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁having ▁been ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - fif th ▁Congress . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Princess ▁Anne , ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁Som erset ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁at ▁large ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Con vent ions ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁Western ▁Maryland ▁College ▁for ▁thirty ▁years ▁and ▁collect or ▁of ▁internal ▁re venue ▁for ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Maryland ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Mil es ▁died ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁and ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Man ok in ▁C emetery ▁of ▁Princess ▁Anne . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Maryland ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁Baltimore ▁al umn i ▁Category :