Josiah Bayley............................................. ................. ..............1831
George R. Richardson ................................................ .................1845
Robert J. Brent.........................................................................1851
Alexander Randall..................... ................. ..... ................1864
Isaac D. Jones.... .....................................................................1867
Andrew K. Syester.......................... ...........................................1871
Charles J. M. Gwinn....................................................................1875
Charles B. Roberts..................... ........... .....................................1883
William Pinknpy Whyte.................. .............. ......... ...................1887
John P. Poe .... ................................ ..................... ...................1891
Harry M. Clabaugh..................................................................... 1896
George R. Gaither, Jr............................................................... ...1899
Isidor Rayner..............................................................................1900
William S. Bryan, Jr.................... ...........................................1904

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................................ .................1664
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 Downes, Register for Eastern Shore.
Henry Darnal, Register ............................. .......... ................ .....1688
Charles Carroll, Register..............................................................1712
Edward Griffith, Register............................................................1715
BdmundJenning8, 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
Ben]. 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 1841 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 Toadvin ........... ........................................................1900
E. Stanley Toadvin ..................................................................1904