Albert Constable
{{short description|American politician and judge (1805–1855)}}
{{for|his son, the Maryland state delegate|Albert Constable (1838–1904)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Albert Constable
| state = Maryland
| district = 5th
| term_start = March 4, 1845
| term_end = March 3, 1847
| predecessor = Jacob A. Preston
| successor = Alexander Evans
| birth_date = {{birth date|1805|6|3}}
| birth_place = Charlestown, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1855|8|22|1805|6|3}}
| death_place = Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
| resting_place = Green Mount Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| children = 4, including Albert
| occupation = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer|judge}}
}}
Albert Constable (June 3, 1805 – August 22, 1855) was a U.S. Democratic politician, lawyer and judge from Maryland. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847.
Early life
Albert Constable was born on June 3, 1805, near Charlestown, Maryland, to John Constable. He grew up on the family farm.{{Cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000708 |title=Constable, Albert |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2023-10-23}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chap_5/page/n1003/mode/2up |title=Portrait and Biographical Record of Harford and Cecil Counties, Maryland |year=1897 |page=575 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-10-23}}{{Open access}} He studied law in Chestertown in the office of Judge Chambers and was admitted to the bar in 1829.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-death-of-judge-constable/133959161/ |title=Death of Judge Constable |date=1855-08-25 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-10-23}}{{Open access}}
Career
After getting admitted to the bar, he settled in Bel Air and then moved to Baltimore to practice law. He later moved to Perryville.
He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Maryland and served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847. He was a member of the reform convention in 1850. He served as judge of the circuit court of Maryland from 1851 to 1855. He held the role at the time of his death.
Personal life
Constable married Hannah Archer, sister of Henry W. Archer. They had four children, Isabel S., Albert, Johanna and Alice. His son Albert was a lawyer and state delegate.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-it-is-murder-now-23-a/133866164/ |title=It Is Murder Now |date=1904-08-23 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-10-23}}{{Open access}}
Constable died on August 22, 1855, in Camden, New Jersey.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-death-of-hon-judge-co/133958750/ |title=Death of Hon. Judge Constable |date=1855-08-24 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-10-23}}{{Open access}} He was buried in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore.
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Category:People from Cecil County, Maryland
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
Category:Maryland state court judges
Category:19th-century Maryland state court judges
Category:Burials at Green Mount Cemetery
Category:19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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