Building Inspector (81)
Howard A. Townshend, Jr.
Zoning Administrator
James Meyers
Plumbing Inspector
Vacancy
Extension Agents
Martin R. Jones
Mark J. Manno
Linda K. Hawdaker
Channie F. Johnson
Barbara L. Cliff
H. Travis McPherson
Elizabeth Roberts
Soil! Conservation District
Supervisors
W. Mitchell Digges, Chairman 1976
Carl G. Walter'-'
Walter L. Bender, Vice Chairman 1978
Hugh C. Gardiner, III, Treasurer 1979
David W. Cooksey 1977
Martin R. Jones, Extension Agent,
Secretary
DORCHESTER COUNTY
County Seat: Cambridge 21613
Area: 688 sq. miles
Origin of Name of the County:
Named for the Earl of Dorset, a family
friend of the Calverts. The exact date and
the legal origin of the County are unknown,
but it was certainly in existence by Febru-
ary 16, 1668/69 when a writ was issued to
the sheriff of the County.
Population, 1970;
Dorchester County ............. 29,405
Dist.1, Fork 1,548
Dist. 2, East New Market 1,753
Dist. 3, Vienna 1,300
Dist. 4, Taylors Island 285
Dist. 5, Lakes 606
Dist. 6, Hoopers Island 712
Dist. 7, Cambridge 13,863
Dist. 8, Neck 806
Dist. 9, Church Creek 635
Dist. 10, Straits 754
Dist. 1 1, Drawbridge 108
Dist. 12, Williamsburg 1,027
Dist. 13, Bucktown 592
Dist. 14, Linkwood 2,086
Dist. 15, Hurlock 2,532
Dist. 16, Madison 357
Dist. 17, Salem 325
Dist. 18, Elliott 116
Estimated Population, 1976:29,300 |
Court Terms:
Circuit Court — First Monday in March
and October.
Orphans' Court Days — Every Tuesday.
Courthouse Information Number: 228-1700
JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Resident Judge, Circuit Court
Charles E. Edmondson 1991
District Court Judge
William B. Yates 11 1985
Thomas White, Administrative Clerk
Charles C. Hillyer, Clerk
Clerk, Circuit Court
Philip L. Cannon 1978
Slate's Attorney
Maurice C.' Lewis, Jr. 1978
Sheriff
James Ira Johnson 1978
Register of Wills
Mrs. Doris K. Lewis 1978
fudges of Orphans' Court
John J. Barth, Chief Judge 1978
Kathleen Henry Coil 1978
George B. Todd 1978
District Public Defender
Alfred T, Truitt, Jr.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Hoard of County Commissioners
Leonard W. Dayton, President 1978
Theodore L. Bramble 1978
Philip G. D'Adamo 1978
Thomas A. Flowers 1978
Calvin Travers 1978
Robert K. Lloyd, Administrative
Assistant"
E. Thomas Merryweather, Attorney
Richard D. Harrington, Deputy
Attorney
Treasurer
Frederick W. Lucas 1979
Supervisor of Assessments
Arthur S. Parker
Property Tax Assessments
Appeals Board
William David Robbins, Chairman 1977
Edward Conway 1978
Donald R. Stevens 1979
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Leon E. Lewis, Sr., Chairman 1977
" Appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (Ch.
82, Acts of 1967)
"82 County appointee
*' Title changed by Chapter 199. Acts of 1976. |
