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About James Dixon Roman, U.S. Representative
James Dixon Roman, U.S. Representative
Early Life
Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, Roman attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham, Pennsylvania). He later moved to Cecil County, Maryland, and began to study law in Frederick. He was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Hagerstown.
Career
His daughter, Sarah Roman Baldwin
Roman served as a member of the Maryland State Senate in 1847 and was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress, serving from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849. He was presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848 and on the Democratic ticket in 1856.
He again resumed the practice of law in Hagerstown, and served as president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death. He was also a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.
Personal Life
Roman was married to Louisa Margaret Kennedy, the daughter of John Kennedy and Margaret (née Wagner) Kennedy.
Together, they were the parents of:
- Louisa Kennedy Roman, who died young.
- Sarah "Sallie" Roman (1843–1873), who married Christopher Columbus Baldwin, the Naval Officer of the Port of New York.
- James Dixon Roman (1854–1875), who died unmarried shortly after finishing his junior year at Harvard University.
Roman died on January 19, 1867, near Hagerstown, Maryland, and is interred in Rose Hill Cemetery (Maryland)
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James Dixon Roman was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and came to Maryland to read law with his uncle, James Dixon of Frederick. After being admitted to the Bar, he settled in Hagerstown and was elected to Congress by the Whigs in 1847. Dixon was a Presidential Elector on the Taylor, Fillmore and Buchanan tickets. During the Civil War, as President of the Hagerstown Bank (a position he held until his death), he became renowned for negotiating with Confederate General John McCausland over the ransom of Hagerstown, in which the Bank put up half the money demanded by the Confederates. Later, Roman also served as President of the Hagerstown Gas Company, as shown on the plaque of the picture frame (see below).
Roman is sometimes characterized as a southern sympathizer, but recent research has shown that this was not likely the case. Roman, through family relations, assisted Blacks from the Jonathan Street community in a variety of ways. Most notably, he participated in a deed of trust (April 1851) between Benjamin Pendleton and Rachel Lyles that protected enslaved people from being sold. As the husband of one of abolitionist Henry O. Wagoner’s cousins, Roman helped John A. (possibly one of Henry’s brothers or other relatives) and Emily Wagoner purchase property in the Jonathan Street neighborhood (Lots 306, 307, 309). In addition, when hotel owner John Wagoner began his Civil War military service in 1861, Roman arranged for the security of John’s wife and children through a deed that protected all of his property and his family during his absence.
Name James D. Roman
Gender Male
Marriage Date 26 September 1837
Marriage Place Washington, Maryland, USA
Marital Status Married
Spouse Louisa M. Kennedy
Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1667-1899
Name James Dixon Roman
Gender M (Male)
Birth Date 11 August 1809
Birth Place Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death Date 19 January 1867
Death Place Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
Father Joseph Roman
Mother Rebecca Dixson
Spouse Louisa Margaret Kennedy
Child Sallie Roman
Name James Dixon Roman
Birth Date 11 August 1809
Residence Place Maryland, USA
Death Date 19 Jan 1867
Elected Office(s) Representative, President
Biography a Representative from Maryland; born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1809; attended the common schools and a private school at West Nottingham (now Nottingham); moved to Cecil County, Maryland; studied law in Frederick, Maryland; was admitted to the bar in 1834 and commenced practice in Hagerstown, Maryland; member of the State senate in 1847; elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); presidential elector on the Whig ticket in 1848 and on the Democratic ticket in 1856; again resumed the practice of law in Hagerstown; president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death; member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; died near Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, January 19, 1867; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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James Dixon Roman, U.S. Representative's Timeline
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August 11, 1809
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Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1843 |
November 4, 1843
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Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
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June 8, 1854
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Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
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January 19, 1867
Age 57
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Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
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Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 21740, United States
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