DURING THE YEARS 1774 10 1776, MORE; AND MOKE OF THE. POWERS OF
GOVERNMENT CAMP TO BE EXERCISED BY POPULAR BODIES, THOUGH
THE AUTHORITY 01 THE GOVERNOR WAS STILL. ACKNOWLEDGED] UNTIL.
EDEN'S DEPARTURE THESE POPULAR BODIES WERE

Provincial Convention—Chosen by the Freemen

June 22-25, 1774 Matthew Tilghman President
Nov 21-25, 1774 Matthew Tilghman President
Dee 8-12, 1774 John Hall . President
April 24—May 3, 177S Matthew Tilghman President
July 26—Aug 14, 1775 Matthew Tilghman President
Dee 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 as, 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 Chamberlaine (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 1785—William Smallwood
1779—"Thomas Sim Lee 1788—John Eager Howard
1782—William Paca 1791—George Plater (i)

1. James Brice, of the Governors Council. Acting Governor upon the death of Governor
Plater in 1792