About Thomas Beale Dorsey
Lived 1780 – 1855 (aged 75). Thomas Beale Dorsey was an American lawyer, politician and judge.
Thomas Beale Dorsey (October 17, 1780 – December 26, 1855) was an American farmer, lawyer, politician and judge in Anne Arundel County and Maryland.
Early life Thomas Beale Dorsey was born on October 17, 1780, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland to Comfort Worthington Dorsey and John Worthington Dorsey. He attended St. John's College in Annapolis.
Dorsey is credited in his efforts to convert the Howard District of Anne Arundel into Howard County. His son, John Thomas Beale, maintained a Howard County Farm, but served for the southern confederacy. Mount Hebron High School, built in 1966, is named after the manor.
Dorsey died on December 26, 1855. He was buried in St. John's Churchyard in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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American politician 1780-1855
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