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Hammond Urner, Frederick County ... ....- .. . 1909-
Henry Stockbridge, Baltimore City ... . . 1911-1924
Albert Constable, Cecil County . ... .. . ... 1912-1919
William H Adkins, Talbot County .. . . . .. 1919-
T. Scott Offutt, Baltimore County . ... .. .. .. 1920-
W. Mitchell Digges, Charles County .. .. . .. .. 1923-
Carroll T. Bond, Baltimore City . ... . . 1924
Chief Judge ............ - ........ 1924
Francis Neal Parke, Carroll County . . .. . .. 1924-
William C. Walsh, Allegany County .. . . .. 19241926
D. Lindley Sloan . . 1926-
THE LAND OFFICE.
John Lewger, Member of the Council, officer in charge of land
grants, etc . ........ . .... ... .. 1637
John Lankford, "during his natural life"—Surveyor General 1641
Robert Clarke, Surveyor-General . .. ............ .. 1648
Jerome Clarke, Surveyor-General ... .----. ---...... 1664
Baker Brooke, Sureyvor-General . . .... ....... ....... 1674
Vincent Lowe, Surveyor-General .....- . .... 1679 to 1680
In 1680 the Land Office Was Created, with a Register on Each Shore.
John Llewellin, Register for Western Shore
Vachel Downes, Register for Eastern Shore.
Henry Darnal, Register -.. ----............. .. 1688
Charles Carroll, Register ..............- -.. .. .. 1712
Edward Griffith, Register .. ....... ---.... - . —... 1715
Edmund Jennings, Judge and Register . --......... ... 1738
Levin Gale, Judge and Register ...- ...... . ... .. 1738
Philip Thomas, Judge and Register ......... .. ---.. . 1743
Benj. Tasker and Benj. Young, Judges and Registers .. 1746
Benj Young and George Stuart, Judges and Registers .. .... 1747
Benedict Calvert and George Stuart, Judges and Registers . .. .. 1756
St. George Peale, Beigster . ...........--- .-- 1777
John Calahan, Register .-- ... ... ...---..... ... . 1779
John Kilty, Register ...- .--.--.-- ... - 1806
John Brewer, Register ... -- --. .....------ -----1812
G G. Brewer, Register ---...............-- ... .. 1827
In 1841 the Eastern Shore Office Was Transferred to the
Western Shore.
G G Brewer, Register for Western Shore.
Samuel Roberts, Register for Eastern Shore.
The Constitution of 1851 Created the Office of Commissioner
of the Land Office.
James Murray . -... ......... ......... . . 1862
William L. W. Seabrook ....----. - -...- .... ... 1857
George L L Davis ...- ... ........................ 1868
William R. Hayward .. . -- -. ... .....- ..... ..... 1869
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