Phillips Lee Goldsborough

Phillips Lee Goldsborough

Phillips Lee Goldsborough (born August 6, 1865 in Princess Anne , Somerset County , Maryland , †  October 22, 1946 in Baltimore , Maryland) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and governor of the state of Maryland from 1912 to 1916 . Between 1929 and 1935 he represented his state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

Phillip Goldsborough attended both private and public schools in his home country. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar in 1886. He then began to work in his new profession in Cambridge . At the same time he got into the banking business.

Between 1892 and 1898 he was a district attorney in Dorchester County . He was then from 1898 to 1899 head of the Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland. Between 1902 and 1911 he worked for the US Treasury Department as a tax officer for the Maryland Tax District. On November 7, 1911, he was elected as the new governor of his state as his party's candidate against the Democrat Arthur Pue Gorman .

Maryland Governor and US Senator

Phillips Goldsborough began his four-year term on January 10, 1912. During his tenure, the state's roads were expanded to cope with the increasing volume of traffic. An extensive school reform improved the education system. At that time, compulsory schooling was introduced in Maryland and school hours were extended. The teachers were also better trained. At that time, a committee was set up to deal with severance payments and compensation for accident victims ( Workmen's Compensation Commission ).

After his tenure ended on January 12, 1916, Goldsborough became President of the National Union Bank and from 1917 to 1928 Chairman of the Baltimore Trust Company . During this time, his first attempt to be elected to the US Senate failed. In 1928 he had more success. He was able to beat the previous Senator William Cabell Bruce and move into Congress as a US Senator in the Class 1 category . Goldsborough only served a six-year term and resigned from Congress in 1935. His seat went to George Radcliffe .

Another résumé

In 1934 he ran unsuccessfully for his party's nomination for the Maryland gubernatorial election. He lost to Harry Nice . Between 1932 and 1936 Goldsborough was a member of the Republican National Committee . Then he worked as a lawyer again. Since 1935, Phillips Goldsborough also served on the board of directors of the State Deposit Insurance Corporation, following his appointment by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . He held this office until his death in 1946. Phillips Goldsborough was married to Mary Ellen Showell, with whom he had three children.

Web links

• Phillips Goldsborough in the National Governors Association (English)
• Phillips Lee Goldsborough in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Phillips Lee Goldsborough in the database of Find a Grave (English)