Archives of Maryland Historical List Adjutants General, 1794-

In response to an act of Congress, the office of adjutant general was created in 1794 (Acts of 1793, ch. 53). By the Constitution of 1851, the adjutant general was appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for a six-year term (Md. Const. 1851, Art. 9, sec. 2). Instead of limiting the term of office, the 1864 Constitution provided that the adjutant general serve at the pleasure of the governor (Md. Const. 1864, Art. 9, sec. 3). Since 1867, the adjutant general has held office until the appointment and qualification of a successor, or until removed in pursuance of the sentence of a court martial (Md. Const. 1867, Art. 9, sec. 2).

For more information on this office, please see "A History of the Adjutants General of Maryland."

1794-1807	Henry Carberry
1807-1810	Samuel T. Wright
1810-1811	John Kilty
1811-1817	John Gassaway
1817-1835	Richard Harwood, of Thomas
1835-1856	John N. Watkins
1856-1858	John Wilmot
1858-1864	Nicholas Brewer, of John
1864-1869	John S. Berry
1869-1871	George H. Bier
1871-1874	Charles H. McBlair
1874-1880	Frank A. Bond
1880-1884	J. Wesley Watkins
1884-1892	James Howard
1892-1896	Henry Kyd Douglas
1896-1900	L. Allison Wilmer
1900-1904	John S. Saunders
1904-1908	Clinton L. Riggs
1908-1912	Henry M. Warfield
1912-1916	Charles F. Macklin
1916-1920	Henry M. Warfield
1920-1966	Milton A. Reckord [ 1 ]
1966-1970	George M. Gelston
1970-1980	Edwin Warfield III
1980-1987	Warren D. Hodges
1987-2003	James F. Fretterd
2003-2008	Bruce F. Tuxill
2008-2015	James A. Adkins
2015-2019	Linda L. Singh
2019-2023	Timothy E. Gowen
2023-	Janeen L. Birckhead

¹ During General Reckord's absence, General Francis Petrott served as Acting Adjutant General from May 1941 to November 1945.

Sources:

Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List,
new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990.

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