Isaac D. Jones ...................................................... 1867
Andrew K. Syester ............................. 1871
Charles J. M. Gwynn ............................. -. .. 1875
Charles B. Roberts ............................................. 1883
William Pinkney Whyte .............. ..........1887
John P. Poe .. - . ..................... . 1891
Harry M. Clabaugh ................................. - .. 1896
George R. Gaither, Jr...................................... 1899
Isidor Rayner ...................................................... 1900
William S. Bryan, Jr................... . .. 1904
Isaac Lobe Straus................ . 1808
Edgar Allan Poe ........................................ 1912
*Albert C. Ritchie .................................. . .. .. 1916
Alexander Armstrong .................... - 1920
Thomas H. Robinson ...... .. 192
Thomas H. Robinson.................................. 1927
Wm. Preston Lane, Jr. . 1930

JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND
Since the Revolution, With the County or City to Which Each Was
Accredited When Appointed or Elected, and the
Period of Service of Each

Benjamin Rumsey, Baltimore (now Harford) County, Chief

Judge .......... .. 1778-1808
Benjamin Mackall 4th, Calvert County .. .. 1778-1806
Thomas Jones, Baltimore County . . . . 17781806
Solomon Wright, Queen Anne's County ... . 1778 1782
James Murray, Dorchester County ................. 1778-1784
Richard Potts, Frederick County .. 18011806
Littleton Dennis, Somerset County . 1801-1806
Jeremiah Townley Chase, Anne Arundel County, Chief Judge 1806-1824
James Tilghman, Queen Anne's County .. 1806 1809
William Polk, Somerset County. ........ . 1806-1812
Richard Sprigg, Prince George's County .. 1806
Joseph Hopper Nicholson, Baltimore County .... 1806 1817
John Mackall Gantt, Prince George's County . 1806 1811
John Buchanan, Washington County.................. . 1806 1844

Chief Judge ................................ ~ ~. ~. 18241844
Richard Tilghman Earle, Queen Anne's County 1809 1834
John Johnson, Prince George's County .. . .............. . 1811-1821
John Done, Worcester County ............................. 18121814
William Bond Martin, Dorchester County .. ............. . 1814-1835
Walter Dorsey, Baltimore County -.................. 1817 1823
John Stephen, Prince George's County............. . 1822-1844
Stevenson Archer, Harford County ............... .. 18231848
Chief Judge............ ........ . ........ 1844-1848
Thomas Beale Dorsey, Anne Arundel County . . . .. 1824-1851
Chief Judge ............................. . .. . 18481851
Ezekiel Forman Chambers, Kent County............. .18341851
Ara Spence, Worcester County ...................... .... 1835-1851
William B. Stone, Charles County . ......... . 1844-1845

*(In June, 1918, Mr. Ritchie was appointed general counsel to the War
Industries Board, and Ogle Marbury, Assistant Attorney General, became
Acting Attorney General until January 1, 1919, when Mr. Ritchie returned
to his post.)