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Josiah Bayley.......................»,.

George R. Richardson... ..............1031

RobertJ. Brent................ —

Alexander Randall...............*

Isaac D. Jones......................1867

Andrew K. Syester......................... ..

Charles J. M. Gwinn..........

Charles B. Roberts................

\ViniamPinkneyWbyte.........

John P. Poe ...........................................

Harry M. Clabaugh.................................................................... 1896

George R. Gaither, Jr........................................., 1809

Isidor Rayner.......................................................... .........' '"iooo

THE LAND OFFICE.

John Lewger, Member of the Council, Officer in charge of land

grants, etc.........................................................................1637

John Lankford, "During his natural life"—Surveyor-General .......1641

Robert Clarke, Surveyor-General,................................................1648

Jerome White, Surveyor-General.............................................i.!..i664

Baker Brooke, Surveyor-General..................................................1674

Vincent Lowe, Surveyor-General.......................................1679 to 1680

In 1680 the Land Office was created, with a Register on each Shore

John Llewellin, Register for Western Shore.
Vachel Dowues, Register for Eastern Shore.
Henry Darnal, Register ................................................................1688

Charles Carroll, Register..............................................................1712

Edward Griffith, Register............................................................1715

Edmund Jennings, Judge and Register..........................................1732

Levin Gale, Judge and Register....................................................1738

Philip Thomas, Judge and Register .............................................1743

Benj. Tasker and Benj. Young, Judges and Registers.....................1746

Benj. Young and George Stuart, Judges and Registers..................1747

Benedict Calvert and George Stuart, Judges and Registers...........,1756

St. George Peale, Register...........................................................1777

John Callahan, Register..............................................................1779

John Kilty, Register...................................................................1806

John Brewer, Register.................................................................1812

G. G. Brewer, Register................................................................ 1827

In iSfi the Eastern Shore Office was transferred to the Western
Shore.

G. G. Brewer, Register for Western Shore.
Samuel Roberts, Register for Eastern Shore.

The Constitution of 1851 created the Office of Commissioner

of the Land Office.
James Murray...................................................................1852

William L. W. Seabrook............................................................1857

George L. L. Davis .....................................................................1868

William R. Hayward....................................................................1869

J. Thomas Scharf........................................................................1884

Philip D. Laird...................................................................... 1892

Wm. O. Mitchell.........................................................................1896

-E. Stanley Toadvine...................................................................1900