▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁representing ▁Har ford ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁after ▁serving ▁two ▁terms ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁He ▁would ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁on wards ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Senate . ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁James ▁was ▁appointed ▁State ▁Tre as urer , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁through ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁Mary - D ul any ▁James , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁House ▁of ▁De leg ates ▁representing ▁District ▁ 3 4 A ▁in ▁Cec il ▁and ▁Har ford ▁Count ies ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁William ▁S . ▁James ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁E . ▁Roy ▁James ▁and ▁Mary ▁S . ▁James ▁in ▁Aber de en , ▁Maryland ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁His ▁primary ▁education ▁was ▁diverse ; ▁he ▁attended ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁Cec il ▁and ▁Har ford ▁Count ies ▁before ▁mat ric ulating ▁at ▁the ▁T ome ▁School , ▁a ▁private ▁co ed uc ational ▁college ▁prepar atory ▁school ▁in ▁Port ▁De pos it . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Del aware ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1