died September, 1693 (Sir Thomas Lawrence, Secretary of the
Province and President of the Council, seems to have taken
charge of affairs for a short time in September, 1693).

23. Sir Edmund Andros, Governor of Virginia, commissioned by Wil-
liam and Mary, March 3, 1692, to act as Governor in case of
absence of Copley and death of Nicholson, took possession of
the Government September 25, 1693. (He left Col. Nicholas
Greenberry, President of the Council, as his deputy until May,
1094, when Sir Thomas Lawrence was reinstated.)

24. Francis Nicholson, commissioned by William and Mary, February
24, 1692, to succeed Copley in event of his death or absence,
recommissioned February 10, 1693-4, assumed authority July
26,1694.

25. Nathaniel Blaikston, commissioned by William, October 19, 1698,

assumed authority January 2, 1698-9.

26. Thomas Tench, President of the Council, left in charge of the
government when Blaikston sailed for England, June 30, 1702.

27. John Seymour, commissioned by the Crown February 12, 1702-3,
took charge of the government April 12, 1704; died July 30,
1709.

28. Edward Lloyd, President of the Council, was so chosen by the
Council on Seymour's death, as Francis Jenkins, the first mem-
ber of the Council, took no action.

29. Capt. John Hart, commissioned by the Crown January 17, 1714,
recommissioned by the Lord Proprietary May 30, 1715, arrived
in the Province May 29, 1714. He went to England in May,
1720, leaving Thomas Brooke, President of the Council, In
charge of affairs.

30. Capt. Charles Calvert, cousin of the Proprietary, commissioned by
him February (?), 1719-20, arrived in the Province as early as
October, 1720.

31. Benedict Leonard Calvert, commission dated March 24, 1726-7,

took oath of office July 3, 1727.

32. Samuel Ogle, commission dated September 16, 1731, took oath of

office December 7,1731.

33. Charles Calvert, Lord Proprietary, in person, December II, 1732.

^4. Samuel Ogle, commission dated June 20, 1733, took oath of office

July II, 1733.

35. Thomas Bladen, commission dated April 19, 174^, took oath of

office August 23,1742.

66. Samuel Ogle, commission dated October 3, 1746, took oath of

office March 16,1746-7.

37. Benjamin Tasker, President of the Council, took oath of office

May 4, 1752, the day after Ogle's death.

38. Horatio Sharpe, commissioned March 17, 1753, took oath of office

August 10,1753.

39. Capt. Robert Eden, brother-in-law of the Proprietary, commis-
sioned august 1, 1768, arrived in the Province June, 1769.
(During his absence in England from May 28 to November 8,
1774. Richard Lee, President of the Council, acted us Gov-
ernor ) Eden left Annapolis June 2G. 1776, and Lee was titu-
lar Governor- until the Province formally declared its independence
of Great Britain, July 1776