338 MARYLAND MANUAL.
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 - - ... -- - 1924-1926
D. Lindley Sloan ... .... .- . ... -.1926-
THE LAND OFFICE.
John Lewger, Member of the Council, officer in charge of land
grants, etc. -- ---.... „ - ....... 1037
John Lankford, "during his natural life"..Surveyor General 1841
Robert Clarke, Surveyor-General ........ 1648
Jerome Clarke, Surveyor-General .... -... ---. - 1664
Baker Brooke, Surveyor-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
Ben] Young and George Stuart, Judges and Registers .„ 1747
Benedict Calvert and George Stuart, Judges and Registers - 1756
St. George Peale, Reigster . .- ... -...- - 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 -- -... - ................ 18S2
William L W. Seabrook - ---- - ...... 1857
George L L Davis - -- --.- -- ....... . 1868
William R Hayward .- --......- ..... .- - - 1869
J Thomas Scharf - ---.--- .-- - 1884
Philip D. Laird . . „... ... . -„ -1892
William O. Mitchell .........- - -. - 1896
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