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For the Pennsylvania Police Commissioner, see John Charles Groome (Pennsylvania).

John Charles Groome (June 8, 1800 – November 30, 1866) was Secretary of State of Maryland, appointed by Governor Thomas W. Veazey in 1838.

Biography

He was born in Elkton, Maryland, on June 8, 1800, to John Groome and Elizabeth Black. He graduated from Princeton College then studied law under E.F. Chambers and Levin Gale. He graduated from Litchfield Law School. He married Elizabeth Riddle Black on December 6, 1836, and they had five children: James Black Groome, Maria Stokes Groome Knight, Elizabeth Black Groome Constable, Jane S. Groome Black, and John C. Groome II (1839-1860). He died on November 30, 1866, in Elkton, Maryland.[1]

References

  1. ^ "John C. Groome (1800-1866)". Maryland. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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