COMPILED BY BERNARD C. STEINER
of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.

1. William Claiborne, under a trading commission dated May 16,
1631, (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 20), settled at Kent Island August
17, 1631 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 32), and governed it under the
authority of Virginia.

2. Leonard Calvert commissioned by his brother, Cacilius Calvert,
second Lord Baltimore and first Lord Proprietary of Maryland,
-1633; given instructions as "Deputy Governor" November
13, 1633 (Calvert Papers, i. 131); arrived in Maryland with
colonists March 25, 1634; recommissioned April 15, 1637 (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 49), as "Lieutenant General, Admiral, Chief Cap-
tain and Commander," September 4, 1642 (3 Md. Arch. Coun.
109), and September 6, 1664 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 152); deposed
in February, 1045. During absences from the Province he left
the following persons in charge of the government: April 1,
1638 (he went to Virginia for a short time), Mr. John Lewger,
the Secretary (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 71, Lewger had been left in
charge of affairs at St. Mary's when Calvert went to Kent
Island in February, 1637-8, 3 Md. Arch Coun. 64); May 27,
1638, to August 14, 1638, Captain Thomas Corowalleys (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 74, 4 M. Arch. Prov. Ct. 41); May 8, 1641, to
July 10, 1641 (he went to Virginia), Captain Thomas Cornwal-
leys (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 98, 99) ; April 11, 1643 (Was he away
June 23, 1642? 3 Md. Arch. Coun. 103), to September, 1644 (he
went to England), Captain Giles Brent (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 130.
The appointment was ratified by the Proprietary July 14, 1643,
3 Md. Arch. Coun. 135, and the powers were extended on No-
vember 16, 1643, 3 Md. Arch. Coun. 139. As to his powers
while locum-tenens see 4 Md. Arch Prov. Ct. 217); September
30, 1644 (for a short time to his "well beloved cosin), to
November 16, 1644, William Brainthwayt (3 Md. Arch. Coun.
160, 4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 280), Brainthwayt was sworn on
October 3.

3. Edward Ingle usurped the government in February, 1645, and ruled

for some months.

4. Anarchy from middle of 1645 to July, 1646. During this period
the Council chose Captain Edward Hill as Governor. 3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 189 (Calvert was in England during this inter-
regnum. 1 Md. Arch. Ass. 268).

5. Captain Edward Hill, appointed by Calvert in Virginia, whither
he had fled, July 30, 1646 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 172. The ap-
pointment was illegal, as Hill was not a Councillor; 3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 220, vide 1 Md. Arch. Ass. 266, 3 Md. Arch. Coun.
172, 4 Md. Arch. Urov. Ct. 322, 423, 332, 389).

6. Leonard Calvert, restored in the fall of 1646 (1 Md. Arch. Ass.
210), died June 11, 1647 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 312, 314, 315),
naming his successor by word of mouth.

7. Thomas Greene, named by Leonard Calvert, June 9, 1647 (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 187). Captain Hill protested, claiming that when
the Governor was out of the Province he had been named Gov-