History of Quantico, (Wicomico County) Maryland United States of America

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Robert Frary Clute, educator, was born in New York city, Oct. 23, 1829; son of Jacob Douw and Ann Van Brunt (McCarty) Clute. He was graduated from the University of the city of New York in 1850, and from the Protestant Episcopal theological seminary of Alexandria, Va., in 1853. He was professor of moral and intellectual philosophy in Rose Gates college, Okolona, Miss., eight years, and president of the College of the Holy St. John, for two years. He received the degree of A.M. from the University of the city of New York in 1853; that Of D.D. from St. Mary's college, Miss., in 1860; and the degree of D.D. and LL. D. from St. John's college, La., in 1869. He was a life member of the New York historical society. He died at Quantico, Md., Nov. 15, 1892.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Robert Emory Pattison, governor of Pennsylvania, was born in Quantico, Somerset county, Md., Dec. 8, 1850: son of the Rev. Robert Henry and Catherine Priscilla (Woolford) Pattison; grandson of Judge Samuel and Ann (Skinner) Pattison and of Dr. Thomas and Margaret (Le Compte) Woolford, of Cambridge, Dorchester county, Md., and a descendant of James Pattison of James Island, Md., who arrived in America, 1640, and of Roger Woolford who came to Virginia prior to 1662, and in that year settled in Somerset county, Md., where he was justice of the county for five years between 1676-94. Robert Emory Pattison was graduated at the Philadelphia High school, A.B., 1870; studied law with Lewis Cassidy, 1870-73, and was admitted to the bar in 1873. He was city comptroller, 1877-82, and at once began a reform movement which resulted in his election as governor of Pennsylvania in 1882 by a plurality of 40,202 over his Republican opponent, Gen. James A. Beaver. At the end of his term in 1886, he resumed his law practice in Philadelphia. In April, 1887, he was elected president of the Chestnut Street National bank and was a member and president of the U.S. Pacific railroad commission, 1887-90. He was re-elected governor of Pennsylvania in 1891 on the reform platform, his term expiring in 1895, and was again the Democratic nominee for governor in 1902, but was defeated.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor