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The exact date and legal origin of Dorchester
County are unknown, but it was in existence by
February 16, 1668/69, when a writ was issued to
the county sheriff by the Lord Proprietary The
County was named for the Earl of Dorset, a family
friend of the Calverts.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Board of County Commissioners
PO. Box 26
County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613 228-1700
Circuit Court
PO. Box 150
Courthouse
206 High St.
Cambridge, MD 21613 228-0480
District Court
PO. Box 547
County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613 228-3990
ELECTED BY VOTERS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Calvin Travers, Dist. 3, President....................1990
JackC. Colbourne,.DMr. 4, Vice-President..... 1990
William I. Wingate,D»Jf. 1.............................1990
Lemuel D. Chester ll,Dist. 2........................1990
Charles E. Dayton, Dist. 5.............................1990
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CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
Philip L. Cannon...........................................1990
ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES
Samuel A. Adkins, Chief Judge.......................1990
Mary Lee R. Kincaid.....................................1990
Perry H. Messick............................................1990
REGISTER OF WILLS
Doris K. Lewis..............................................1990
SHERIFF
Philip H. McKelvey.......................................1990
STATE'S ATTORNEY
Hugh Carter Vinson.....................................1990
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Kathleen H. Wise, President...........................1990
Herschel F. Johnson, Vice-President...............1991
Mary E. Holecheck........................................1989
Rufus M. Todd..............................................1990
Joseph H. Layton, Jr.....................................1992
Ronald E. Bennett........................................1993
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS
Leon E. Lewis, Sr., Chairperson.....................1989
Rudolph C. Aaron.........................................1989
Donna T. James.............................................1989
Substitutes: Ogle B. Cannon, Jr.; Keiford O.
Jackson.
CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Dorchester County Members:
W Clifton Pritchett........................................1989
Dewey E. Blades...........................................1991
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL DEFENSE
AGENCY
Otto B. Cheesman, Jr., Director
FOSTER CARE REVIEW BOARD
Elizabeth V Donoho, Chairperson.................1991
Beulah Dickinson..........................................1989
Gail G. Elliott................................................1991
Harry Hyser..................................................1991
one vacancy
Alternates: Yvon Camper, 1991; one vacancy.
LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD
C. Rurledge Turner, Chairperson....................1991
Earl Abey, Vice-Chairperson............................1991
Charles E. Payne............................................1993
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