William P. Bolton

Democrat Representative of Maryland's 2nd district

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1885 (79 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1964

Death

Served as a U.S. Congressman for one term from 1949 to 1951.
Represented the second district of Maryland.
Graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School in 1909 and practiced law.
Held the position of trial magistrate in Towson, Maryland, from 1941 to 1946.
Served in the Maryland State Senate from 1946 to 1948.
Proposed a significant amendment to the Maryland Constitution that limited Baltimore’s annexation powers, which was approved by voters in 1948.
Worked as the director of Baltimore County Civil Defense after his congressional term.
Passed away in 1964 and is interred in Mount Maria Cemetery in Towson, Maryland.