STATE GOVERNORS.
Elected Annually by the Legislature, with an Executive Council.

1777—Thomas Johnson. 1811—Robert Bowie.
1779—Thomas Sim Lee. 1813—Levin Winder
1783—William Paca. 1815—Charles Ridgely, of Hampton
1783—William Smallwood. 1818—Charles Goldsborough.
1788—John Eager Howard. 1819—Samuel Sprigg.
1791—George Plater. 1823—Samuel Stevens, Jr.
1793—Thomas Sim Lee. 1835—Joseph Kent.
1794—John H. Stone. 1828—Daniel Martin.
1797—John Henry. 1829—Thomas King Carroll.
1798—Benjamin Ogle. 1830—Daniel Martin.
1801—John Francis Mercer. 1831—George Howard, (acting )
1803—Robert Bowie. 1832—George Howard.
1808—Robert Wright. 1833—James Thomas.
1809—Edward Lloyd. 1835—Thomas W. Veazey.

Elected Under the Amended Constitution of 1838, for Three Term's.

William Grayson, of Queen Anne's County ................ ..... 1838
Francis Thomas, of Frederick County..................... ...... 1841
Thomas G. Pratt, of Prince George's County............... ....... 1844
Philip F. Thomas, of Talbot County .......................... 1847
Enocli Louis Lowe, of Frederick County................ ... .... 1830

Elected Under the Constitution of 1851, for Four Years.

Thomas Watkins Ligon, of Howard County. ..................... 1853
Thomas Holliday Hicks, of Dorchester County. .............. .... 1857
Augustus W. Bradford, of Baltimore County. ................. . 1861

Elected Under the Constitution of 'i864, for Four Years.

Thomas Swann, of Baltimore City. .............................. 1865
Lieutenant-Governor, C. C. Cox, of Baltimore City. .............. 1865

Elected Under the Constitution of 1867, for Four Years.

Oden Bowie, of Prince George's County. ........................ 1868
Wm. Pinkney Whyte, of Baltimore City.. ........... ........... 1872
James Black Groome, of Cecil County.......... ... ............. 1874
John Lee Carroll,ofHowardCounty....... ............ ... ....1876
W illiam T. Hamilton, of Washington County...... .... ... ..... 1880
Robert M. McLanc, of Baltimore City. .......... ................ 1884
Henry Lloyd, of Dorchester County. ............................. 1885
Elihu E. Jackson, of Wicomico County.. ............... .. ...... 1888
Frank Brown, of Carroll County............ .......... .... .... 1892
Lloyd Lowndes, of Allegany County.. .. ........................ 1896

SECRETARIES OF STATE.

John W. Culbreth.. .... 1838-1839 James R. Partridge. .... 1858-1861
Cornelius McLean...... 1839-1840 Grason Eichelberger.... 1861-1862
James Murray. ........ 1840-1841 William B. Hill......... 1862-1866
Thomas Wright........ 1841-1842 John M. Carter. ........ 1866-1869
John C. Legrand. ...... 1842-1844 R. C. Hollyday.. ....... 1869-1873
John N Watkins. .... 1844 John T. Mason...... ...1872-1873
W Van Buskirk. ..... 1844-1845 R.C. Hollyday...... ... 1873-1880
•William T. Wooten.. . . . 1845-1848 James T. Briscoe. ...... 1880-1884
Richard C Hollyday. 1818-1849 R. C. Hollyday ......... 1884
John Nick Watkins. . . . 1849-1851 George B. Milligan.. .... 1884-1886
Thomas H. O'Neal. .... 1851-1853 Edward W. LeCompte . . 1886-1893
John Randolph Quinn.. 1833-1854 William T. Brantly. .... 1893-1894
Nathaniel Cox......... 1854-1857 Edwin Gott ............ 1894-1896
Jonathan Pinkney...... 1857-1858 Richard Dallam......... 1896-