Richard Lowndes Ogle

Richard Lowndes Ogle
Born1819[1]
Belair Mansion[1]
DiedApril 4, 1895 in
Baltimore
OccupationPlantation Owner[1]

Richard Lowndes Ogle (1819-1895) was the son of Benjamin Ogle II[1] and the grandson of Maryland Governor Benjamin Ogle.[2]

He was a prominent landowner in Prince George's County, Maryland, owning 31 slaves according to the 1860 Slave Schedules.[1] Upon his father's death, in 1844, Richard Ogle and his brother, George Cooke Ogle divided the Belair Estate into two parcels. George took the parcel with the mansion and Richard moved to a house on his parcel known as Bladen (which was torn down in the 1960s to make way for the Kenilworth Elementary School).[2]

He married Priscilla Mackall Bowie (1825–1859) in December 1846 at the Bowie family estate, Mattaponi.[1] Priscilla is buried on the grounds of the Belair Mansion.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series) Richard L. Ogle (b. 1819 - d.1895)". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Baltz, Shirley Vlasak (1984). A Chronicle of Belair. Bowie, Maryland: Bowie Heritage Committee. p. 68. LCCN 85165028.
  3. ^ City of Bowie Museums, "Benjamin Ogle Family Cemetery": Bronze plaque affixed to the cemetery fence, undated.