Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Floyd Allred, Jr., Chairman 1977
Fred H. Lieske, Vice Chairman 1976
William B. Baker"
Edgar B. Hevelow 1978
Carl C. Stafford 1979
Raymond G. Mueller, Secretary
CHARLES COUNTY
County Seat: La Plata 20646
Area: 502 sq. miles
Origin of Name of the County:
Named for Charles Calvert, son and heir
of Cecilius, Second Lord Baltimore. It owes
its origin to an Order in Council of 1658.
It is not to be confused with an earlier
Charles County, known as Old Charles
County.
Population, 1970:
Charles County ............... 47,678
Dist. 1, La Plata 4,707
Dist. 2, Hill Top 1,364
Dist. 3, Nanjemoy 2,442
Dist. 4, Allens Fresh 2,504
Dist. 5, Thompkinsville 2,602
Dist. 6, Waldorf 12,607
Dist. 7, Pomonkey and
Potomac Heights 10,687
Dist. 8, Bryantown 5,688
Dist. 9, Hughesville 2,129
Dist. 10, Marbury 2,948
Estimated Population, 1976: 62,700
Court Terms:
Circuit Court — Jury and non-jury, fourth
Monday in May and November,
Orphans' Court Days — First and third
Tuesday in every month.
Courthouse Information Number: 934-8141
JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Resident Judge, Circuit Court
George W. Bowling 1991
District Court Judge
Richard John dark 1986
Dennis T. Fean, Administrative Clerk
Clerk, Circuit Court
Patrick C. Mudd 1978
State's Attorney
Robert C. Nalley 1979
Sheriff
Francis C. Garner 1978 |
Register of Wills
Gertrude C. Wright 1978
Judges, Orphans' Court
Henry D. Middleton, Chief Judge 1978
Rosalie W. Corn 1978
H. Celeste Downs 1978
District Public Defender
John F. Slade III
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Board of County Commissioners
Raymond T. Tilghman, President 1978
Eleanor F. Carrico 1978
James F. Dent 1978
Mrs. Ardath Cade,
County Administrator"
Thomas C. Hayden, Jr„ Attorney
Treasurer
Thelma M. Bowie 1978
Finance Director''
Murray Levy
Supervisor of Assessments
John Frere
Property Tax Assessment
Appeal Board
W. Edward Berry, Chairman 1979
Byrd J. Raby 1977
Jean Burns 1978
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Francis F. Curley 1977
Robert S. Simpson, Jr. 1977
Mary B. Jenkins 1977
Director of Civil Defense
Harris Matthews
Deputy Medical Examiner
Edward J. Edelen, M.D.
Health Officer
Vernon B. Dettor, M.D., M.P.H.
Hospital Board
B. B. Kemp, Chairman
Board of Fire and Rescue
Commissioners (74)''
William F. Cooke, Chairman 1977
James F. Dent, County Commissioner
Parran C. Abell 1979
George M. Bowling, Jr. 1979
J. Byrd Robey 1979
N. Glenn Robey 1979
71 County appointee.
72 Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
73 Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (Ch.
541, Acts of 1966).
74 Consists of six members, one of whom is a County
Commissioner, one who is elected by the Charles County
Volunteer Firemen's Association, one by the Charles County
Association of Emergency Medical Services, and three by
the Governor. All members serve for one-year terms, except
that the gubernatorial appointees serve four-year terms
(Ch. 636, Acts of 1975). |
