▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁became ▁Chair person ▁of ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁During ▁his ▁long ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁James ▁was ▁recognized ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁major ▁legisl ative ▁accomplish ments . ▁He ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁community ▁college ▁system ▁in ▁Maryland , ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Environment al ▁Trust , ▁and ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Historical ▁trust , ▁and ▁his ▁work ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Program ▁Open ▁Space , ▁a ▁program ▁in ▁which ▁real ▁estate ▁tax es ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁purchase ▁park land . ▁ ▁His ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁did ▁not ▁mark ▁his ▁exit ▁from ▁state ▁politics , ▁as ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁as ▁State ▁Tre as urer , ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Governor ▁William ▁Donald ▁Sch ae fer , ▁who ▁opposed ▁James ' ▁re app oint ment ▁as ▁State ▁Tre as urer , ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁having ▁the ▁Senate ▁appoint ▁Luc ille ▁Ma urer ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁James ▁retired ▁from ▁politics , ▁and ▁died ▁six ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁remembered ▁by ▁comment ators ▁for ▁his ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁public ▁service ▁and ▁his ▁civ ility . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Mary - D ul any ▁James , ▁who ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer , ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁district ▁ 3 4