On November 4, 1732, T Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first governor, was born in Calvert County. He died on October 26, 1819, at Rose Hill Manor in Frederick, the home of his daughter. On November 4, 1782, Fredericktown resident John Hanson completed his one-year term as President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation. On November 4, 1843, the property where the Methodist Episcopal Church was located on West Church Street in Frederick, was sold to Anthony Kimmel for $800. The sale followed the construction of a new church on East Church Street which was eventually replaced, more than 100 years later, by the first parking garage in Frederick. On November 4, 1865, Daniel P. Myers, 10, was beaten to death with a club wielded by Sambo Stephen Rozell Bowens, 15, on a farm near Walkersville (Dearbought). Originally sentenced to hang, Bowens' sentence was commuted to life in prison. On July 19, 1880, Bowens was paroled. On November 4, 1942, Edward S. Delaplaine and Patrick M. Schnauffer were elected judges of the county's Circuit Court in an upset. Edward F. Nikirk was elected state's attorney, and W. Jerome Offutt was elected to the House of Delegates. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net