John Carroll LeGrand

John Carroll LeGrand
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
In office
1851–1861
Preceded byThomas Beale Dorsey
Succeeded byRichard Bowie
Secretary of State of Maryland
In office
1842–1844
Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1841
Preceded byDaniel S. Biser
Succeeded byDaniel S. Biser
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office
1839–1841
Personal details
Born1814 (1814)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 28, 1861(1861-12-28) (aged 46–47)
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

John Carroll LeGrand (1814 – December 28, 1861) was an American politician and jurist who served as chief judge of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Maryland, the Court of Appeals, and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.

Early life

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LeGrand was born in 1814, in Baltimore, Maryland to Samuel D. LeGrand. He attended private school, studied law under James M. Buchanan, and was admitted to the bar around 1837.[1]

LeGrand served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1839 to 1841, including a period as Speaker in 1841. He later served as Secretary of State of Maryland from 1842 to 1844, and wrote a book, Oration on the Landing of the Pilgrims of Maryland which was published in May 1843.[1]

From 1844 to 1851, LeGrand served as Associate Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland. In 1851, he was appointed Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, where he served until 1861. LeGrand was defeated for re-election by Unionist candidate Silas Morris Cochran, after a letter he wrote to the Baltimore Sun calling for Maryland to secede from the United States was publicized.[1]

LeGrand never married. He died on December 28, 1861, and is interred in Green Mount Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Carroll LeGrand (1814–1861)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. June 25, 2002. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
1841
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of State of Maryland
1842–1844
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals
1851–1861
Succeeded by