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    1. [MDFR] History Moment - 5-29-12
    2. John Ashbury
    3. On May 29, 1844, Enoch Louis Lowe, the youngest person ever elected governor of Maryland and a resident of Frederick, married Esther Winder Polk, of Princess Anne, MD. They had 11 children, seven of whom - along with Mrs. Lowe - survived the governor when he died in New York on August 23, 1892. On May 29, 1854, Ann J. Crawford, 67, became the first person to be buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. She died the day before her internment. On May 29, 1904, a new Zion Reformed Church at Charlesville, Frederick County, was dedicated. The earlier church was destroyed by a fire caused by a lightning strike on May 23, 1903. On May 29, 1986, Frederick J. Bower, prominent local attorney and activist in Democratic Party circles, was appointed to the Frederick County District Court. He left the bench in March 2005 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. On May 29, 1991, District Court Judge Herbert L. Rollins was elevated to the Frederick County Circuit Court by Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer. 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]

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