Board of Electrical Examiners
(Appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners as per Chapter 57, Acts of
1968)
Thomas L. Higdon, Sr., President ..... .1983
Bernard R. Winkler, Jr„ Secretary ..,.,.1984
William L. Gibbons .............. .1981
Board of Liquor License Commissioners
Kathryn E. Bonifant, Chairperson ..... .1979
Charles E. Stine . . . 1980
Ricardo Hamilton ................1981
Board of Public Safety
(Appointed as per Chapter 676, Acts of
1965)
James F. Dent, Chairperson, County
Commissioner................... ,1982
Vincent Jameson .................1979
Forrest Coakley ..................1984
Building Inspector
(Appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners as per Chapter 82, Acts of
1967)
Lemuel P. Carpenter, Jr. ...........
Zoning Administrator
Linda W. Chapman ..............
Plumbing Inspector
Vacancy ......................
Extension Agents
Barbara L. Cliff .................
Victoria K. Fretwell ..............
Linda K. Hawdaker .... ,,
Martin R. Jones .................
H. Travis MePherson .............
Mark J. Manno .................
Elizabeth Roberts ................
Soil Conservation District Supervisors
W. Mitchell Digges, Chairperson ...... .1980
Walter L. Bender, Vice-Chairperson . . . . .1982
Hugh C. Gardiner III, Treasurer .......1979
David W. Cooksey ............... .1981
Carl G. Walter (County appointee) ....
Martin R. Jones, Extension Agent,
Secretary (non-voting) .............
DORCHESTER COUNTY
County Seat: Cambridge 21613
Origin: The exact date and the legal origin of the
county are unknown, but it was certainly in ex-
istence by February 16, 1668/69, when a writ

was issued to the sheriff of the county by the
Lord Proprietary.
Name: Named for the Earl of Dorset, a family
friend of the Calverts.
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^^TER^^
Form of Government: County Commissioners
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. 11, Drawbridge . . . 108
Dist. 12, Williarnsburg ............. 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, 1979:30,600
Area: 688 sq. miles
JUDICIAL OFFICES
Circuit Court
Courthouse
P.O. Box 150
Court Lane
Cambridge 21613 Telephone: 228-0480
District Court
County Office Building
P.O. Box 547
Cambridge 21613 Telephone: 228-3990