"The Most Hated Man in Maryland"

By Ric Cottom ,

Published June 1, 2023 at 11:52 AM EDT

Page from "Your Maryland: Little-Known Histories from the Shores of the Chesapeake to the Foothills of the Allegheny Mountains" by Robert. I. Cottom. photo credit: Lisa Morgan

Newspaperman Alexander Contee Hanson, editor of the Federal Republican and a federalist to the core, opposed Jefferson and his successor Madison and wrote scathingly about the nation’s involvement in the War of 1812.

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Ric Cottom

Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly the editor and publisher at the Maryland Historical Society, he now runs the Chesapeake Book Company, publishing Chesapeake regional history, biography, and environmental studies.

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Lisa Morgan

Lisa Morgan covered the local arts community as co-creator and host of WYPR’s award-winning program The Signal from 2004 to 2015. She has created and produced many programs for WYPR, including news stories, features, commentaries, and audio documentaries. She taught audio production at Goucher College and has done voice-over work for a variety of clients. The Weekly Reader is her latest project.

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