Background
Poe, Edgar Allan was born on September 15, 1871 in Baltimore. Son of John Prentiss and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe.
lawyer politician American football player
Poe, Edgar Allan was born on September 15, 1871 in Baltimore. Son of John Prentiss and Anne Johnson (Hough) Poe.
Poe attended Princeton University, where he played varsity football. He was the quarterback of the 1889 team, which finished with a perfect 10-0 record.
After that season, Poe was named the quarterback of the very first 1889 College Football All-America Team. After Princeton beat Harvard, 41-15, a Harvard man reportedly asked a Princeton alumnus whether Poe was related to the great Edgar Allan Poe. According to the story, "the alumnus looked at him in astonishment and replied, "He is the great Edgar Allan Poe.""
Poe graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1891 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He next attended law school at the University of Maryland, where he received a law degree in 1893.
He was appointed as the Deputy State"s Attorney for Baltimore in 1900, a position he held until 1903. He also served as deputy city solicitor and then city solicitor for the City of Baltimore before being elected as Attorney General of the State of Maryland, a position he held from 1911 to 1915.
Member firm of John P. Poe & Sons, 1894-1909.
Married Annye T. McCay, December 10, 1895 (died November 1928). Married second, Mistress.