Herman Stump
{{short description|American politician (1837–1917)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Herman Stump Jr.
| image = Herman Stump (Maryland Congressman).jpg
| caption = From Volume 2 (1919) of Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland
| office1 = U.S. Superintendent of Immigration
| term_start1 = April 8, 1893
| term_end1 = July 16, 1897
| predecessor1 = William D. Owen
| successor1 = Terence V. Powderly
| office2 = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 2nd district
| term_start2 = March 4, 1889
| term_end2 = March 3, 1893
| predecessor2 = Frank Thomas Shaw
| successor2 = Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
| office3 = President of the Maryland State Senate
| term_start3 = 1880
| term_end3 = 1880
| predecessor3 = Edward Lloyd
| successor3 = George Hawkins Williams
| office4 = Member of the Maryland Senate
| term4 = 1878–1880
| constituency4 = Harford County
| predecessor4 = John Carroll Walsh
| successor4 = Edward M. Allen
| birth_date = {{birth date|1837|08|08}}
| birth_place = Oakington Farm, Harford County, Maryland, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1917|01|09|1837|08|08}}
| death_place = Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.
| resting_place = St. Mary's Cemetery
Emmorton, Maryland, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| spouse = {{marriage|Mary Fernandez de Velasco|1903}}
| relations = Henry W. Archer (cousin)
| education = Delaware College
| profession = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
| signature = Signature of Herman Stump (1837–1917).png
}}
Herman Stump Jr. (August 8, 1837 – January 9, 1917) was an American politician and lawyer. He is most notable for his service in the Maryland Senate and as a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Early life
Herman Stump Jr.{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001600/001614/html/msa01614.html |title=Herman Stump, Jr. |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2000-09-05 |access-date=2022-11-28}} was born on Oakington Farm in Harford County, Maryland, the son of Sarah (née Biays) and John Wilson Stump.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} His cousin was judge Frederick Stump.{{sfn|Representative Men of Maryland and DC|page=518}} He was educated by private tutors and attended Delaware College.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} Stump attended Delaware College and studied law with his cousin Henry W. Archer, was admitted to the bar on November 11, 1856, and commenced practice in Bel Air.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}{{sfn|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}}{{sfn|Representative Men of Maryland and DC|page=548}}
Career
He became a noted trial attorney, and was notable for his representation of several female defendants in murder cases, including the murder cases of William Scott Ketchum and Nicholas McComas.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}{{sfn|Representative Men of Maryland and DC|page=548}} He also became active in the Maryland Militia, and attained the rank of colonel.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} Stump purchased a Bel Air plantation called "Waverly", where he farmed and raised livestock.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}
=Political career=
Stump was elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1878 and served until 1880.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}{{sfn|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}} He served as chairman of the state Democratic convention in 1879, and was the Senate's President pro tempore in 1880.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} He was defeated in the 1881 state senate election by Edward M. Allen.{{sfn|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}}
In 1888, Stump was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} He served in the 51st and 52nd Congresses (March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893).{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}} He was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1892.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}
After the completion of his last term in Congress, Stump was appointed U.S. Superintendent of Immigration by President Grover Cleveland and served from April 8, 1893, to July 16, 1897.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}
=Later life=
Stump practiced law in Bel Air until retiring in 1902, after which he continued to reside at Waverly.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}
Personal life
In 1903, Stump married Mary Fernandez de Velasco (1853-1944) of New York City.{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}{{sfn|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}} They had no children.{{citation needed |date=October 2023}} He was a member of the Episcopal Church.{{sfn|Representative Men of Maryland and DC|page=548}}
Stump died at Waverly on January 9, 1917, and was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery in Emmorton, Maryland.{{sfn|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}}{{sfn|Where They're Buried|page=198}}{{sfn|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland|pages=647-649}}
References
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Sources
=Books=
- {{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Richard Henry |date=1919 |title=Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland |volume=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/genealogicalmemo02spen/page/n337 |location=New York, NY |publisher=American Historical Society, Inc. |ref={{sfnRef|Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Richard Henry |date=1878 |title=The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Maryland and District of Columbia |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalcycl02nati/page/n419/mode/2up |publisher=National Biographical Publishing Company |ref={{sfnRef|Representative Men of Maryland and DC}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Spencer |first=Thomas E. |date=1998 |title=Where They're Buried |url=https://archive.org/details/wheretheyreburie00spen |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/wheretheyreburie00spen/page/198 198] |location=Baltimore, MD |publisher=Clearfield Company, Inc. |isbn=978-0-8063-4823-0 |ref={{sfnRef|Where They're Buried}}}}
=Other=
- {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113812032/col-stump-dead-12-jan-1917-the/ |title=Col. Stump Dead |date=1917-01-12 |newspaper=The Aegis |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2022-11-28 |ref={{sfnRef|The Aegis, Col. Stump Dead (January 12, 1917)}}}}
External links
{{CongBio|S001043}}
- [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001600/001614/html/msa01614.html Maryland State Archives: Herman Stump, Jr.]
- {{Find a Grave|12637088}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#244.44.91 Herman Stump] at The Political Graveyard
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Category:Democratic Party Maryland state senators
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Category:People from Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
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