State Governors
Elected Annually by the Legislature, with an Executive Council.

1777—Thomas Johnson. 18] I—Robert Bowie.
1779—Thomas Sim Lee. 1812—Levin Winder.
1782—William Paca. 1815—Chas. Ridgely, of Hampton.
1785—William Smallwood. 1818—Charles Goldsborough.
1788—John Eager Howard. 1819—Samuel Sprigg.
1791—George Plater. 1822—Samuel Stevens, Jr.
1792—James Brice. (1) 1825—Joseph Kent.
1792—Thomas Sim Lee. 1828—Daniel Martin.
1794—John H. Stone. 1829—Thomas King Carroll.
1797—John Henry. 1830—Daniel Martin.
1798—Benjamin Ogle. 1831—George Howard (acting).
1801—John Francis Mercer. 1832—George Howard.
1803—Robert Bowie. 1833—James Thomas.
1806—Robert Wright. (2) 1835—Thomas W. Veazey.
1809—Edward Lloyd.

Elected Under the Amended Constitution of 1838 for Three years.
William Grason. ................. .Queen Anne's County. ....... .1838
Francis Thomas. .................. Frederick County. ............ 1841
Thomas G. Pratt. ............... ..Prince George's County. ..... .1844
Philip F. Thomas. .............. ..Talbot County. .............. .1847
Enoch Louis Lowe. .............. .Frederick County. ........... .1850

Elected Under the Constitution of 1851 for Four Years.

Thomas Watkins Ligon............ Howard County. ............. 1853
Thomas Holliday Hicks. .......... .Dorchester County. ........... 1857
Augustus W, Bradford. .......... .Baltimore County. ........... .1861

Elected Under the Constitution of 1864 for Four Tears.

Thomas Swann. ................. .Baltimore City. .............. .1865
Lt. Gov. C. C. Cox. .............. .Baltimore City. .............. .1865

Elected Under the Constitution of 1867 for Four Tears.

Oden Bowie..................... .Prince George's County. ....... 1868
Wm. Pinkney Whyte. ............ .Baltimore City. ............... 1872
James Black Groome. ............ .Cecil County. ............... .1874
John Lee Carroll. ............... ..Howard County. ............. 1876
William T. Hamilton, ............ .Washington County. .......... 1880
Robert M. McLane. .............. .Baltimore City. .............. .1884
Henry Lloyd......................Dorchester County. ........... 1885
Elihu E. Jackson. ................ .Wicomico County.. .......... .1888
Frank Brown. ................... .Carroll County. .............. .1892
Lloyd Lowndes. ................. .Allegany County. ............ .1896
John Walter Smith. ............... Worcester County. ............ 1900
Edwin Warfield. ................ ..Howard County. .............. 1904
Austin L. Crothers. .............. .Cecil County. ................ .1908
Phillips Lee Goldsborough. ....... .Dorchester County. .......... ,1912

Secretaries of State

John H. Culbreth. ...........1838 John C. Legrand. ........... .1842
Cornelius McLean............1839 John N. Watkins.............1844
James Murray. ..............1840 W. Van Buskirk. ........... .1844
Thomas Wright. ........... ..1841 William T. Wooten. ........ .1845

1. Became Governor upon the death of Governor Plater In 1792,
2 Governor Robert Wright resigned May 6, 1808. James Butcher, of the
Governor's Council, as Acting Governor, Issued his proclamation calling the
Legislature together tor the purpose of electing a Governor.