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Hammond Urner, Frederick County ...... 1909-
Henry Stockbridge, Baltimore City . . . 19111924
Albert Constable, Cecil County ... ... 19121919
William H. Adkins, Talbot County . ... 1919-
T. Scott Offutt, Baltimore County .. .... 1920-
W. Mitchell Digges, Charles County . . . 1923
Carroll T Bond, Baltimore Cit (Chief Judge) 1924
Francis Neal Parke, Carroll County ....- 1924-
William C. Walsh, Allegany County . - 19241926
D Lindley Sloan, Allegany County 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 . - ... ......1716
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, Register .. . ... 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 ... ... - ..........- 1852
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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