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Touchstone lived in [[Port Deposit, Maryland|Port Deposit]].<ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-death-of-a-well-known/128249279/ |title=Death of a Well-Known Marylander |date=1872-12-17 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> His son was [[James M. Touchstone]], who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-death-of-mr-jas-m-touc/128245358/ |title=Mr. Jas. M. Touchstone |date=1886-06-12 |newspaper=[[The Cecil Whig]] |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
Touchstone lived in [[Port Deposit, Maryland|Port Deposit]].<ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-death-of-a-well-known/128249279/ |title=Death of a Well-Known Marylander |date=1872-12-17 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> His son was [[James M. Touchstone]], who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cecil-whig-death-of-mr-jas-m-touc/128245358/ |title=Mr. Jas. M. Touchstone |date=1886-06-12 |newspaper=[[The Cecil Whig]] |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
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He died on December 14, 1872, at the age of 56, in [[Port Deposit, Maryland|Port Deposit]].<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-touchstone-16-dec-187/128249264/ |title=Touchstone |date=1872-12-16 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
He died on December 14, 1872, at the age of 56, in [[Port Deposit, Maryland|Port Deposit]].<ref name="obit"/><ref name="obit2"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-touchstone-16-dec-187/128249264/ |title=Touchstone |date=1872-12-16 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-07-15}}{{Open access}}</ref> |
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[[Category:People from Cecil County, Maryland]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:07, 27 February 2024
James Touchstone | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Cecil County district | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
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| Died | (aged 56) Port Deposit, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | James M. Touchstone |
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James Touchstone (died December 14, 1872) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.
Career
[edit]Touchstone was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Cecil County from 1868 to 1870.[1]
Touchstone wrote about politics in newspapers.[2] He worked as a blacksmith.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Touchstone lived in Port Deposit.[4] His son was James M. Touchstone, who also served in the Maryland House of Delegates.[5]
He died on December 14, 1872, at the age of 56, in Port Deposit.[2][4][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Cecil County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. February 1, 2000. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "Death of James Touchstone". The Aegis. December 27, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James Touchstone..." Smyrna Times. December 25, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Death of a Well-Known Marylander". The Baltimore Sun. December 17, 1872. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mr. Jas. M. Touchstone". The Cecil Whig. June 12, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Touchstone". The Baltimore Sun. December 16, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
