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 .................. .. ....... 1908
Edgar Allan Poe....... .. ................ 1912
Albert C. Ritchie . ........ .......... .......1916
Alexander Armstrong ....... ... 1920
Thomas H. Robinson . ... .... 1924
Thomas H. Robinson... ........ ... 1927
Wm. Preston Lane, Jr. 1930
Wm. Preston Lane, Jr. -. .. 1931
Herbert R. O'Conor .. .. .. ....... ... .. ... ....... 1835
Herbert R O'Conor 1938

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 ............... .. 1778-1806
Benjamin Mackall 4th, Calvert County..... ... ..... 1778-1806
Thomas Jones, Baltimore County ... . .. ..........1778-1806
Solomon Wright, Queen Anne's County .... .. ... 1778-1792
James Murray, Dorchester County .......... . ..... 1778-1784
Richard Potts, Frederick County... ........ ... .. . 1801-1806
Littleton Dennis, Somerset County..... ... ... 1801-1808
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..... ............. -........ 18061844

Chief Judge -.... ....... . 1824-1844
Richard Tilghman Earle, Queen Anne's County 1809 1834
John Johnson, Prince George's County ... 1811-1821
John Done, Worcester County . ...... ......... ...... 1812 1814
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 ....... . . 1821-1848
Chief Judge . .... ... ... 1844-1848
Thomas Beale Dorsey, Anne Arundel County . . . 1824-1851
Chief Judge ..... ... ... . 1848-1851
Ezekiel Forman Chambers, Kent County .. . . . 18141851
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, anil Ogle Marbury, Assistant Attorney General, became
Acting Attorney General until January 1, 1919, when Mr. Ritchie returned
to his post.)