SOMERSET COUNTY, MARYLAND

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1851, Art. V, secs. 1-6):
1851-1855 William J. Byrd (D)
1855-1859 James U. Dennis (KN)
1859-1861 Samuel A. Graham (U)

1864-1865 Adam C. Miles

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1864, Art. V, secs. 7-11):
1865-1867 Adam C. Miles

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. V, secs. 7-12):
1867-1870 Adam C. Miles
1870-1884 Henry Page (D)
1884-1887 Joshua Weldon Miles (D)
1887-1891 N. Walter Dixon (R)
1891-1892 James Teackle Dennis
1892-1895 Henry J. Waters (D)
1895-1901 Gordon Tull
1901-1907 Henry J. Waters (D)
1907-1916 Gordon Tull
1916-1924 Levin Creston Beauchamp (R)
1924-1927 Henry C. Dashiell
1927-1935 John B. Robins (R)
1935-1943 F. Kirk Maddrix (R)
1943-1947 Prentiss W. Evans (D)
1947-1952 E. McMaster Duer
1952-1955 L. Creston Beauchamp (R)
1955-1967 Wade D. Ward
1967-1976 Robert D. Horsey
1976-2005 Logan C. Widdowson (R)
2005-2011 Kristy M. Hickman (D)
2011-2017 Daniel W. Powell (R) (resigned Aug. 2017)
2017-2019 Wessman D. Garner (R), Interim State's Attorney
2019- Wessman D. Garner (R), State's Attorney

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