Charles T. Dean

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Charles T. Dean, Sr. (1907-1999) was a farmer and Democratic politician from Ridgely, Maryland, in Caroline County. He was a County Commissioner from 1978 to 1990 and was instrumental in securing Code Home Rule for the county. Dean was the first county resident to place his farmland in the Ag Preservation program. His farm was in 2006 inducted into the Maryland Century Farm program. He graduated from the University of Maryland. His brother was Maryland State Senator Robert P. Dean.

His grandson, Charles T. Dean III (1978-), has also been politically active. He was twice elected to the Caroline County Democratic Central Committee and was elected as a pledged delegate for John Edwards to the 2004 Democratic National Convention before become disillusioned by the direction of the party and switching to unaffiliated status. He graduated from Washington College.