Cecil Kirk
{{short description|American politician (died 1944)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cecil Kirk
| image = Cecil Kirk (1905).png
| alt =
| caption = Kirk in 1905 newspaper
| state_delegate = Maryland
| district = Cecil County
| term_start = 1904
| term_end = 1906
| predecessor =
| successor =
| alongside = William T. Fryer and Samuel J. Keys
| birth_name =
| birth_date = March 1868
| birth_place = Principio, Cecil County, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|1|7|1868|3|}}
| death_place = near Colora, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = Hopewell Cemetery
near Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Republican
| spouse = Alice Davis
| children = 3
| relatives =
| education =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Politician
| signature =
}}
Cecil Kirk (March 1868 – January 7, 1944) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1904 to 1906.
Early life
Cecil Kirk was born in March 1868 in Principio, Cecil County, Maryland, to Elizabeth (née Buckley) and William Kirk.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-cecil-kirk-14-jan-1/127415794/ |title=Cecil Kirk |date=1944-01-14 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}{{Cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000116/html/am116--266.html |title=Maryland Manual, 1904 |page=266|website=Maryland State Archives |access-date=2023-07-01}} He was educated at West Nottingham Academy.
Career
As of 1904, Kirk worked in the steam threshing business.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-cecil-kirk-republican/127417032/ |title=Cecil Kirk, Republican |date=1904-01-04 |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}} He also worked as a farmer in Rising Sun.
Kirk was a Republican. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County, from 1904 to 1906.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/cehouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-02-01 |access-date=2023-06-09}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-vote-of-cecil-county/127416569/ |title=Vote of Cecil County |date=1903-11-06 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}} He was elected as sheriff of Cecil County in 1905, defeating William T. Jenness. He served as sheriff of Cecil County from 1906 to 1910 and as clerk of the circuit court for six years, starting in 1910.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-former-cecil-clerk-of-c/127416209/ |title=Former Cecil Clerk of Court is Buried |date=1944-01-11 |newspaper=Journal-Every Evening |page=17 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-midland-journal-vote-of-cecil-county/127416800/ |title=Vote of Cecil County |date=1905-11-10 |newspaper=The Midland Journal |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-official-vote-of-cecil-co/127417349/ |title=Official Vote of Cecil County |date=1909-11-06 |newspaper=Cecil Whig |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-07-01}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
Kirk married Alice Davis. He had two sons and one daughter, Curtis, Cecil Jr. and Mrs. Paul McKee. In 1904, Kirk lived near Woodlawn.
Kirk died on January 7, 1944, at the age of 75, at his home near Colora. He was buried at Hopewell Cemetery near Port Deposit.
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Category:Politicians from Cecil County, Maryland
Category:Republican Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates
Category:20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly