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MARYLAND MANUAL. 397 Hammond Urner, Frederick County 1909 Henry Stockbridge, Baltimore City - 1911-1924 A]bert Constable, Cecil County ~ - 1912-1919 William H. Adkins, Talbot County 1919-1934 T.Scott Offutt, Baltimore County - 1920 W.Mitchell Digges, Charles County 1923-1934 Carroll T. Bond, Baltimore City (Chief Judge) 1924- Francis Neal Parke, Carroll County - 1924- William C. Walsh, Allegany County - - 1924-1926 D.Lindley Sloan, Allegany County 1926- Benjamin A. Johnson, Wicomico County 1934 Wm. Mason Shehan, Talbot County 1934- Walter J. Mitchell, Charles County 1934 THE LAND OFFICE. John Lewger, Member of the Council, officer in charge of land grants, etc . . . . 1637 John Lankford, “during his natural lie”—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 . 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, Reigster - .. - 1777Jonn Calahan, Register .. - 1779 John Kilty, Register . . . 1806 John Brewer, Register . . . ..1812 In 1841 the Eastern Shore Office Was Transferred to the Western Shore. 0. 0. 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 0. Mitchell . . . . . . 1896 |
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