Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe

1833 - 1911  (77 years)

• Name	Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	14 Oct 1833	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Education	College of St James, St James, Washington, Maryland, USA
  Residence	1850	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [8]
  Residence	1850	Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA   [7]
  Occupation	1860  [9]
  	Lawyer
  Residence	1860	Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, USA   [9]
  Occupation	1870  [10]
  	Lawyer
  Residence	1870	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [10]
  Occupation	1880	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [6]
  	Mayor
  Residence	1880	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [6]
  Occupation	1900  [5]
  	Lawyer
  Residence	1900	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [5]
  Occupation	1910  [11]
  	Lawyer
  Residence	1910	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [11]
  Elected	Seven term Mayor of Baltimore, MD
  Burial	Lot EE-22
  Died	13 Jan 1911	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [4]
  Burial	16 Jan 1911	Green Mount Cem, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [4, 12]
  Buried	16 Jan 1911	Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA   [4, 12]
  Person ID	I442	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe,   b. 4 May 1803, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1891, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Charlotte Virginia Claiborne,   b. 5 Aug 1815, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1903, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	6 Dec 1832	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [13]
  Married	6 Dec 1832	Soldiers Retreat, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [13]
  Notes	John H. B. Latrobe and Charlotte V. Claiborne are listed with a Charlotte C. Latrobe, age 16 on the 1850 census, who was born in Mississippi. On the 1860 census there were 10 others listed with the family, among them a seamstress, house keeper, gardener, coachman, and cook.
  Family ID	F251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ellen Penrose,   b. 29 Oct 1847, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1916, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	3 Jul 1880	Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 14]
  Children	1. Charlotte Virginia Latrobe,   b. 3 Jun 1881, Maryland, USA ,   d. 1921, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 39 years)  [natural]   2. Ellen Virginia Latrobe,   b. 6 Jan 1883, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 18 Aug 1955, New York, New York, New York, USA  (Age 72 years)  [natural] + 3. Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe, II,   b. 15 Mar 1889, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 5 May 1944, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 55 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Swann,   b. 17 Jun 1838, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 5 Sep 1865, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 27 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1861
  Children	1. Thomas Swann Latrobe,   b. 17 May 1864, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA ,   d. 13 May 1894, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  (Age 29 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Oct 1833 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Education - - College of St James, St James, Washington, Maryland, USA Residence - 1850 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Residence - 1850 - Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA Residence - 1860 - Elkridge, Howard, Maryland, USA Residence - 1870 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Occupation - Mayor - 1880 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Residence - 1880 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Married - 3 Jul 1880 - Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1900 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Residence - 1910 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Died - 13 Jan 1911 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Burial - 16 Jan 1911 - Green Mount Cem, Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA Buried - 16 Jan 1911 - Baltimore, Independent Cities, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1870 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 10 (p256)
  		1910 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 11, District 0161 (p10B)
  		Carroll Island - Dining Room - 1886.jpg
  		Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe - U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  		1860 US Census - Howard, MD - District 1 (p630)
  		1900 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 13, District 162 (p14B)
  		Carroll Island - FCL at Decoy House ~1909.jpg
  		1850 US Census - Baltimore, MD - Ward 10 (p99A)
  		1850 US Census - Howard District, Anne Arundel, MD (p424B)
  		Carroll Island - FCL on porch - 1886.jpg
  		1880 US Census - Baltimore, MD - District 103 (p456C)
  		Carroll Island - T Swann & FCL with 'Jennie' - 1886.jpg
  		Carroll Island - T Swann & FCL with long gun - 1886.jpg
  		Carroll Island - T Swann, TS Latrobe, FCL - 1886.jpg
  		Ex-Mayors of Baltimore.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911] ~1906.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911] Buggy.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911] Porch Rocker.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911] Pitch ~1905.jpg
  		Gen. Ferdinand C. Latrobe.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911] - 1895.jpg
  		Ferdinand C. Latrobe [1833-1911].jpg
  		Fairy-Knowe ~1860.jpg

  
  

  Headstones

  Latrobe, Ferdinand C. 1833-1911

  
  

• Notes

  Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe was admitted to the bar in 1860. He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War 1861-1865. Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe was seven times Mayor of the City of Baltimore. He was repeatedly elected to the Maryland Legislature, serving twice as Speaker of the House of Delegates. He was always a prominent factor in the political affairs of the City and State. There is a statue of Mayor Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe on Broadway in Baltimore near Johns Hopkins Hospital. On the 1870 census he is listed as living with his father-in-law Thomas Swann. However, his son Thomas is not listed. Counsel of B.&O.R.R., 1858. Appointed Judge Advocate General by Gov. Thos. Swann. Organized 11 regiments of militia. President of the Industrial Exposition and Music Festival Association. Incorporator of the American Union Telegraph Company. Director of the Academy of Music and President of the Park Board, Baltimore City. President of the Consolidated Gas & Electric Co. Director in the American District Telegraph Co.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13] Andrew Sellon, Page 68. [S52] Elizabeth Isabella Purviance, Samuel Purviance, Jr. [S184] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Passport Applications, 1795–1905. NARA Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls. General Records Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives, Washington, D.C;), Database online. Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p473. [S186] 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 13, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T623_613; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 162. Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ellen Charlotte Ellen V. Ferdinand C. Jr. [S193] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 501; Family History Film: 1254501; Page: 456C; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 0173. Ferdinand C. Latrobe [S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Howard, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: M432_278; Page: 424B; Image: . J. H. B. Latrobe Charlotte Henry Ferdinand Asosmum Charlotte C. ?? Virginia Stewart John H. B. [S189] 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 10, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M432_284; Page: 99A; Image: . John H. B. Latrobe Charlotte V. Henry Ferdinand Osmun R. Steuart Virginia John [S188] 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Howard, Maryland; Roll: ; Page: 630; Image: 76. J. H. B. Latrobe, Charlotte B., Ferdinand C. C., Osmun, R. S., Virginia, J. H. B. Jr. [S187] 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 10, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Thomas Swann Elizabeth Ferdinand C. Latrobe [S179] 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 11, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Sherlock Swann Edith R. Sherlock Jr. Edith P. Daford Thomas Ferdinand C. Latrobe Ellen Virginia Ferdinand Jr. [S476] Find-A-Grave, Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p471. [S100] New York Times, 5 Jul 1880, page 5.