116 MARYLAND MANUAL

DURING THE YEARS 1774 TO 1776, MORE AND MORE OF THJS POW-
ERS OF GOVERMENT CAME TO BE EXERCISED BY POPULAR
BODIES, THOUGH THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR WAS STILL
ACKNOWLEDGED UNTIL EDEN'S DEFARTURE THESE POPULAR
BODIES WERE

Provincial Convention—Chosen by the Freemen

June 52-25, 1774 Matthew Tilghman . President

Nov 21-25, 1774 Matthew Tilghman... President

Dec 8-12, 1774 John Hall President

April 24—May 3, 1775 Matthew Tilghman. President

July 26—Aug 14, 1775 Matthew Tilghman President

Dec 7, 1775—Jan 18, 1776 Matthew Tilghman President

May 8—July 6, 1776 Charles Carroll, Barrister President

Aug 14—Nov 11, 1776 Matthew Tilghman ... President

Councils of Safety Exercising power in the Intervals
Between Conventions

Aug 14, 1775, {first met Aug 29) This and all other Committees
served from the close of the convention at which they were elected to
the close of the one next succeeding Eight were from each shore of
the bay Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer, President Matthew Tilghman,
Thomas Johnson, Thomas Smyth, Henry Hooper, William Paca, John
Beale Bordley (declined to serve), Richard Lloyd, Edward Lloyd,
James Hollyday, Charles Carroll, Barrister, Charles Carroll, of Carroll-
ton, Thomas Stone, Samuel Chase, Robert Alexander and Robert
Goldsborough

Jan. 17, 1776, (first met Jan 18), Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer, Presi-
dent, Charles Carroll, Barrister, John Hall, Benjamin Rumsey, James
Tilghman, Thomas Smyth Thomas Bedingfield Hands

May 25, 1776 (first met May 27) Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer, Presi-
dent, Charles Carroll, Barrister, John Hall, Benjamin Rumsey, George
Plater, James Tilghman, Thomas Smyth, Thomas Bedingfield Hands,
William Hayward

July 5, 1776, (first met July 6), Daniel of St Thomas Jenifer, Presi-
dent, John Hall, George Plater, Charles Carroll, Barrister, Benjamin
Rumsey, Thomas Smyth James Tilghman, Joseph. Nicolson, Jr ,
Thomas Bedingfield Hands, (declined, and Nicholas Thomas appointed
in his place Sept 17, 1776)

Nov 10, 1776, (first met Nov 12), served until March 20, 1777 March
21, Senate adopted a resolution, followed by the House on the 22nd,
dissolving the Council of Safety because the new government was
organized. The Legislature had been in session since Feb 5 Daniel
of St Thomas Jenifer, John Hall, George Plater, Brice Thomas Beale
Worthington, Joseph Nicholson, Charles Graham (declined), James
Tilghman, (declined), William Rumsey, {declined), Thomas Contee,
(chosen to fill Graham's place), Samuel Wilson, (chosen to fill Tilgh-
man's place), William Hemsley, (chosen to fill Rumsey's place, de-
clined), James Lloyd Chamberlame (appointed by Council Jan 3,1777,
to fill Hemsley's place, declined), Turbutt Wright, (appointed by
Council Feb. 3, 1777, to fill Chamberlaine's place).

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

	1777 — Thomas Johnson 1779 — Thomas Sim Lee.	1788— John Eager Howard. 1791— George Plater
	1782— William Paca	1792 — Thomas Sun Lee.
	1785— William Smallwood.	1794 — John H. Stone.