J. Millard Tawes

John Millard Tawes (born April 8, 1894 in Crisfield , Somerset County , Maryland , † June 25, 1979 ibid) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and governor of the state of Maryland from 1959 to 1967 .

Early years and political advancement

Millard Tawes attended the public schools in Somerset County and then to 1912, the Wilmington Conference Academy in Dover ( Delaware ). He then studied accounting and banking at Sadlers, Bryant and Stratton Business College . After leaving school, Tawes initially worked in the timber trade, banking and shipbuilding industry before he went into politics.

From 1930 to 1938 he was employed in the administration of the District Court in Somerset County. Between 1938 and 1947 and again from 1950 to 1959 he was the chief of the Maryland Court of Auditors. From 1947 to 1950 he was a State Bank Commissioner in that state. In 1946 he failed in his party's primary elections when he sought their nomination as the top candidate for the gubernatorial elections.

Governor of maryland

On November 4, 1958, Millard Tawes was elected the new governor of Maryland. He took up his new office on January 14, 1959 and, after being re-elected in 1962, could remain in office until January 25, 1967. During this time, Maryland's departments of economic and industrial development were established. In addition, an agricultural advisory board was established . The state's school system was reformed and improved, and the roads were further expanded. At that time, a law abolished racial segregation in public institutions. Gambling machines were banned in Maryland under Governor Tawes. As governor, Tawes also promoted environmental protection. The number of state parks has doubled. During his term of office, the constituencies in the state were also redistributed.

Another résumé

After his tenure ended, Tawes was a delegate from 1967 to 1968 at a conference on the revision of the state constitution. In 1969 he became the first head of a department that dealt with the mineral resources of Maryland ( Department of Natural Resources ). In this office, Tawes again campaigned for environmental protection in the exploitation of natural resources. Between 1973 and 1975 Tawes served as State treasurer of Maryland. That was his last public office. He died in June 1979. He had two children with his wife, Helen Avalynne Gibson.

Web links

• Tawes in the National Governors Association (English)
• J. Millard Tawes in the database of Find a Grave (English)