Robert Henry Goldsborough

Robert Henry Goldsborough
Robert Henry Goldsborough
United States Senator; from Maryland
	In office; May 21, 1813 – March 4, 1819
Preceded by	Philip Reed
Succeeded by	Edward Lloyd
	In office; January 13, 1835 – October 5, 1836
Preceded by	Ezekiel F. Chambers
Succeeded by	John S. Spence
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
	In office; 1804
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1779; Easton, Maryland, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1836 (aged 57); Easton, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Federalist; Whig
Father	Robert Goldsborough
Relatives	Winder Laird Henry; (great-grandson)

Robert Goldsborough, 1733 - 1788 Mary Emerson Trippe Goldsborough, born mid 18th Century Elizabeth Greenberry Goldsborough, 1776 - 1798 Robert Henry Goldsborough, 1779 - 1836

Robert Henry Goldsborough (January 4, 1779 – October 5, 1836) was an American politician from Talbot County, Maryland.

Early life[]

Goldsborough was born at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton, Maryland. He was educated by private tutors and graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland in 1795.

Career[]

Goldsborough engaged in agricultural pursuits, and also served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1804. During the War of 1812, Goldsborough commanded a troop of horsemen in the Maryland Militia.

In 1813, Goldsborough was elected as a Federalist to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1813 caused by the failure of the legislature to elect a senator, and served from May 21, 1813 to March 3, 1819. In the Senate, Goldsborough served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Fifteenth Congress), and as a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia (Fifteenth Congress).

Goldsborough was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.^[1]

After his first term as Senator, Goldsborough resumed his agricultural pursuits. He was instrumental in establishing the Easton Gazette in 1817, and again became a member of the House of Delegates in 1825. He was again elected to the United States Senate as an Anti-Jacksonian (later Whig) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ezekiel F. Chambers, and served from January 13, 1835 until his death at "Myrtle Grove" near Easton. In the Senate, Goldsborough served as chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Twenty-fourth Congress).

Death[]

He is interred at "Ashby", the family home in Talbot County.

References[]

^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory

External links[]

United States Congress. "Robert Henry Goldsborough (id: G000264)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Philip Reed	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Maryland 1813–1819 Served alongside: Samuel Smith, Robert G. Harper, Alexander C. Hanson	Succeeded by Edward Lloyd
Preceded by Ezekiel F. Chambers	U.S. senator (Class 3) from Maryland 1835–1836 Served alongside: Joseph Kent	Succeeded by John S. Spence

[1] American Antiquarian Society Members Directory

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show v t United States senators from Maryland
Class 1	Carroll Potts Howard S. Smith Harper Hanson Pinkney S. Smith Kent Merrick Johnson Stewart Pratt Kennedy Johnson Whyte Hamilton Whyte Gorman McComas Rayner Jackson Lee France Bruce P. Goldsborough Radcliffe O'Conor Beall Sr. J. Tydings Beall Jr. Sarbanes Cardin
Class 3	Henry J. Lloyd Hindman Wright Reed R. Goldsborough E. Lloyd Chambers R. Goldsborough Spence Kerr Pearce Hicks Creswell Vickers Dennis Groome Wilson Gibson Wellington Gorman Whyte J. Smith Weller M. Tydings Butler Brewster Mathias Mikulski Van Hollen

show v t Chairs of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce and Manufactures (1816–1825)	Hunter Sanford Dickerson
Commerce (1825–1947)	Lloyd Johnston Woodbury Forsyth King Silsbee Goldsborough Davis King Huntington Haywood Dix Hamlin Dodge Clay Chandler Conkling Gordon Ransom McMillan Frye Ransom Frye Nelson Clarke Fletcher Jones H. Johnson Stephens Copeland Bailey
Interstate Commerce (1887–1947)	Cullom Butler Cullom Elkins Clapp Newlands Smith Cummins Smith Watson Couzens Dill Wheeler
Interstate and Foreign Commerce/Commerce (1947–1977)	White E. Johnson Tobey Bricker Magnuson
Commerce, Science, and Transportation (1977–present)	Magnuson Cannon Packwood Danforth Hollings Pressler McCain Hollings McCain Hollings McCain Stevens Inouye Rockefeller Thune Wicker Cantwell

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