Thomas Watkins Ligon
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Thomas Watkins Ligon, a Democrat, was the 30th governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving third congressio
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The Baltimore Know-Nothing riots of 1856 occurred in Baltimore, Maryland between September and November of that year. The Know Nothing Party gained traction in Baltimore as native-born residents disli
Thomas Watkins Ligon
…an experimental farm attached, a step which the Legislature later took when it established the old Maryland Agricultural College at College Park. The Know-Nothing Riot of 1856 occurred during his term. On January 13, 1858, following the election of his 'Know-Nothing' successor Thomas Holliday Hicks, Ligon retired to his Howard…
Know-Nothing candidate Thomas Swann was elected Mayor of Baltimore in 1856 amidst violence and a heavily disputed ballot.