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George Vickers ( November 19 , 1801 – October 8 , 1879 ), a Democrat , was a United States Senator from Maryland , serving from 1868 - 1873 . He also served in the Maryland State Senate . Vickers was born in Chestertown, Maryland , and was employed in the Kent County, Maryland clerkâs office for several years. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1832 , commencing practice in Chestertown. He also served as a major general of the State militia in 1861 . In 1864, Vickers served as presidential elector on the Democratic ticket, and was vice president of the Union National Convention of Conservatives in Philadelphia in 1866 . He served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1866 to 1867 , and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the action of the Senate in declining to permit Philip Thomas to qualify, serving from March 7 , 1868 , to March 3 , 1873 . After his term in the Senate, he resumed the practice of law in Chestertown, and died there in 1879. He is interred in Chester Cemetery. |
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