Westminster Hall and Burying Ground - Persons of Note Interred

Persons of Note Interred

A number of famous Marylanders are interred here, including many Revolutionary patriots and veterans of the War of 1812. Other Marylanders include:

  • James Calhoun (1743–1816), first Mayor of Baltimore
  • James Morrison Harris (1817–1898), U.S. Representative
  • Edward Johnson (1767–1829), Mayor of Baltimore
  • Philip Barton Key (1818–1859), son of Francis Scott Key, Shot and killed by Daniel E. Sickles, his lover's husband, at Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C., 27 February 1859
  • James McHenry (1753–1816), signer of the U.S. Constitution and Secretary of War
  • Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), short story writer, editor and critic
    • Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (1822–1847), wife of Edgar Allan Poe
    • Maria Clemm (1790–1871), mother-in-law and aunt of Edgar Allan Poe
    • William Henry Leonard Poe (1807–1831), brother of Edgar Allan Poe
    • General David Poe, Sr. (1743–1816), grandfather of Edgar Allan Poe
  • Robert Smith (1757–1842), Secretary of the Navy, Secretary Of State, and Attorney General
  • Samuel Smith (1752–1839), U.S. Congressman, U.S. Senator, and Mayor of Baltimore
  • Samuel Sterett (1758–1833), U.S. Representative
  • David Stewart (1800–1858), U.S. Senator
  • John Stricker (1758–1825), War of 1812 Militia Brigadier General

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