On April 12, 1771, Thomas Johnson, the father of Thomas Johnson who became the first governor of Maryland, died. He was born February 19, 1702. On April 12, 1797, the estate of Casper Fritchie, hanged as a Tory in 1781, was sold at public sale. On April 12, 1912, William Gideon Baker, Jr., a native of Buckeystown and a founder of Baker, Watts, and Co., investment bankers, was named to the board of The Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. He remained in this post for 32 consecutive years. On April 12, 1921, Charles Henry Dorsey was assaulted in the courtroom by the relatives of a woman he was accused of raping immediately after Circuit Judge Hammond Urner announced a "not guilty" verdict. 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 [email protected]