R C Hollyday 1884 Richard Dallam............. 1896
Geo B Milligan 1884 Geo E Loweree 1899
Edward W LeCompte 1886 Wilfred Bateman 1900
William T Brantly 1893 Oswald Tilghman 1904
Edwin Gott 1894

MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL
FROM 1777 TO 1837.

The Constitution of 1776 provided, in Article XXVI, that the Senators
and Delegates, on the second Tuesday of November, 17771 and annually
on the second Tuesday of November forever thereafter, elect by joint
ballot (in the same manner as Senators are directed to be chosen) five
of the most sensible discreet and experienced men, above twenty-five
years of age residents in the State above three years next preceding the
election, and having therein a freehold of lands and tenements, above
the value of one thousand pounds current money, to be the Council to
the Governor, whose proceedings shall be always entered on record, to
any part whereof any member may enter his dissent, and their advice,
if so required by the Governor, or any member of the Council, shall be
given in writing, and signed by the members giving the same respec-
tively , which proceedings of the Council shall be laid before the Senate,
or House of Delegates, when called for by them or either of them
The Council may appoint their own Clerk, who shall take such oath of
support and fidelity to this State as this Convention, or the Legislature,
shall direct, and of secrecy in such matters as he shall be directed by
the board to keep secret

YEAR GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL SESSION

1777—Chas Carroll, Sr , Josiah Polk, Jr , Edward Lloyd, Feb

John Rogers, John Contee
1778—Edward Lloyd, Thomas Sim, Daniel Carroll,

James Hindman, James Brice
1779—Edward Lloyd, Thomas Sim, Daniel Carroll,

James Hindman, James Brice

1780—John H Stone, Jeremiah T Chase James Brice, Nov

Daniel Carroll, John Brice

1781—Daniel Carroll, James Brice, Jeremiah T Chase, Oct

Samuel T Wright, John H Stone

1782—John H Stone, James Brice, Jeremiah T Chase, Nov

Samuel T Wright, Benj C Stoddert,

1783—Ben] C Stoddert, Gabriel Duval, Jeremiah T Chase, Nov

James Brice, John T Stone

1784—John H Stone, James Brice, Jeremiah T Chase, Nov

Gabriel Duval, Benjamin Ogle

1785—Charles Wallace, Aquila Paca, John Davidson, Nov

John H Stone, Samuel T Wright

1786—JereniiahT Chase, James Brice Gabriel Duval, Nov

John Kilty, Samuel T Wright

1787—Jeremiah T Chase, James Brice John Kilty, Nov

John Davidson, Benj Harrison

1788—Jeremiah T Chase, James Brice John Kilty, Nov.

John Davidson, BenJ Harrison

1789—James Brice, John Davidson, William Hindman, Nov

Josias C Hall John Kilty

1790—John Kilty, Tames Brice, John Davidson, Nov.

William Hindman, Rand B Latimer