Politicians
- George Washington accepted an honorary degree in 1789 and became a leading alumnus.
Governors
- Thomas Veazey, Class of 1795, Governor of Maryland (1836-1839).
- William T. Watson, Class of 1935, Governor of Delaware (1895-1897).
U.S. Senators
- Ezekiel F. Chambers, Class of 1805, Captain in the War of 1812; Served in MD Senate (1822–25) and US Senate (1826–34) and member of MD Court of Appeals.
- Charles H. Gibson, U.S. Senator for Maryland, 1891-1897; Congressman for Maryland 1st District, 1885-1891.
- George Vickers, US Senator, he was the deciding vote that saved Andrew Johnson from being impeached.
U.S. Congressmen
- Joseph Hopper Nicholson, Class of 1787, Congressman, judge, political ally of Thomas Jefferson. During the War of 1812, Nicholson commanded a unit in the defense of Fort McHenry. Nicholson set the poem known as The Star-Spangled Banner, written by his brother-in-law Francis Scott Key, to music shortly after the battle, thus creating the National Anthem.
- Robert Franklin Bratton, Class of 1864, Congressman for Maryland's 1st District from 1893-1894.
- John W. Crisfield, Congressman for Maryland's 6th congressional district, 1847-1849; Congressman for Maryland's 1st congressional district, 1861-1863. Town of Crisfield, MD, named in his honor.
- Thomas Alan Goldsborough, Class of 1899, Congressman and jurist.
- James Barroll Ricaud, Class of 1828, Maryland Congressman.
- Robert Wright, Maryland Congressman.
State Senators
- Steve Amick, Class of 1969, state legislator in Delaware.
- Walter M. Baker, Class of 1960, Maryland State Senator.
- Robert P. Dean, Class of 1931, Maryland State Senator, 1955-71.
- Louis L. Goldstein, Class of 1935, Maryland's longest-serving elected official; Member of the MD House of Delegates (1939–42); MD Senate (1947–58) and was the State's Comptroller from 1959-1998).
- Dean Skelos, Class of 1970, State Senator from New York and advocate for such legislation as Amber Alerts and Megan's Law.
State Delegates
- Joseph M. Getty, Class of 1974, Author; historian; former elected official in Maryland House of Delegates. Served as the Policy and Legislative Director to former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich.
- Barry Glassman, Class of 1980, member of Maryland House of Delegates.
- Rose Mary Hatem Bonsack, Class of 1955, former member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
- Thomas Hunter Lowe, Esq., Class of 1952, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and Member of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
Others
- Charles T. Dean III, Class of 2000, elected delegate to 2004 Democratic National Convention and former member of State Central Committee—youngest elected in state history at 19 years old.
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