ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND

STATE'S ATTORNEYS


DEPUTY ATTORNEYS
Appointed by Attorney General (Chapter 126, Acts of 1821):
1842-1844 Hanson B. Pigman

1847-1850 John M. Brewer

STATE'S ATTORNEYS
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1851, Art. V, secs. 1-6):
1851-1855 Josiah Hans Gordon (D)
1855-1859 James McCannon Schley (D)
1859-1863 Charles Buckner Thruston (D)
1863-1865 George A. Thruston (R)

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1864, Art. V, secs. 7-11):
1865-1867 Goerge A. Thruston (R)

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. V, secs. 7-12):
1867-1868 Charles Buckner Thruston (D)
1868-1875 William J. Read (R)
1875-1879 A. Hunter Boyd (D)
1879-1883 David William Sloan (R)
1883-1888 Benjamin Armstrong Richmond (R)
1888-1895 David W. Sloan (R)
1895-1898 George Alexander Pearre (R)
1898-1899 Robert Randolph Henderson (R)
1899-1903 John G. Wilson
1903-1907 Archibald A. Wilson
1907-1912 David A. Robb (R)
1912-1916 Frank A. Perdew (D)
1916-1920 J. Philip Roman (R)
1920-1924 Fuller Barnard, Jr. (D)
1924-1937 William A. Huster (R)
1937-1951 Morgan C. Harris (R)
1951-1959 Paul M. Fletcher (R)
1959-1965 James S. Getty (R)
1965-1973 Donald W. Mason (R)
1973-1990 Robert W. Hamilton (R)
1990-2002 Lawrence V. Kelly (R)
2002-2021 Michael O. Twigg (R) (resigned Jan. 22, 2021)
2021-2023 James F. Elliott (R), Interim State's Attorney
2023- James F. Elliott (R), State's Attorney

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