94 MARYLAND MANUAL.
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
Richard C. Hollyday.......... 1848 James T. Briscoe............ 1880
John Nick Watkins. ......... 1849 R. C. Hollyday. ............. 1884
Thomas H. O 'Neal...... .....1851 Geo. B. Milligan. ............ 1884
John Randolph Quinn. ....... 1853 Edward W. LeCompte. ....... 1886
Nathaniel Cox. ............ ..1854 William T. Brantly. . . . . ... . ..1893
Jonathan Pinkney. ..........1857 Edwin Gott. ................1894
James R. Partridge. ......... .1858 Richard Dallam. ............ .1896
Grason Eichelberger ..........1861 Geo. E. Loweree............. 1899
William B. Hill..............1862 Wilfred Bateman............1900
John M. Carter. ............. 1866 Oswald Tilghman ............1904
R. C. Hollyday. ............. .1869 N. Winslow Williams. ..... ..1908
John T. Mason. ........... ..1872 Robert P. Graham. ......... .1912
R. C. Hollyday. ........... ..1873
Members of the Governor's Council from
1776 to 1857.
The Constitution of 1776 provided, in Article XXVI, that the Sena-
tors and Delegates, on the second Tuesdays of November, 1777, 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 dis-
sent; 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 respectively; 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
oath of support and fidelity to this State as this Convention, or the Legis-
lature, shall direct; and of secrecy, in such matters as he shall be directed
by the board to keep secret.
year. Governor's Council. Sessions.
1777—Chas. Carroll, Sr., Josiah Polk, Jr., Edward Lloyd, John
Rogers, John Contee. ............................. Feb.
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, Daniel
Carroll, John Brice. .............................. Nov.
1781—Daniel Carroll, James Brice, Jeremiah T. Chase, Sam-
uel T. Wright, John H. Stone............'........ Oct.
1782—John H. Stone, James Brice, Jeremiah T. Chase, Sam-
uel T. Wright, Benj. C. Stoddert.................. Nov.
1783—Benj. C. Stoddert, Gabriel Duval, Jeremiah T. Chase, .
James Brice, John T. Stone...................... Nov.
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