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MARYLAND MANUAL

1649-1651/2

Captain William Stone

During absences from the Province he left the fol-

lowing men to act in his place: 1649, Thomas

Greene; 1650, Thomas Hatton.

1652

Parliamentary Commissioners

1652-1654

Captain William Stone

1654-1657

Commissioners appointed by Parliamentary

Commissioners

1657-1660

Josias Fendall

Appointed Luke Barber to serve in his place while

he was absent from the Province from June 1657

to February 1657/8.

1660-1661

Philip Calvert

1662-1676

Charles Calvert

Left Philip Calvert, William Calvert, Jerome White

and Baker Brooke as deputies governing the

Colony from May 1669 to November 1670 while

he was in England. On November 30, 1675, his

father died, and he became Lord Proprietary.

1676

Jesse Wharton

Cecilius Calvert, infant son of the Lord Proprie-

tary, was the nominal Governor from June to

October 1676, but, actually, the Province was gov-

erned by the Deputy Governors.

1676-1679

Thomas Notley

Succeeded Wharton as Deputy Governor, and later,

in October 1676, he was commissioned as Governor

by the Lord Proprietary.

1678/9-1684

Charles Calvert, Lord Proprietary

Calvert was definitely back in the Province by

January 1678/9, perhaps earlier, but he appears

to have permitted Notley to retain the title of

Governor until his death in April 1679.

1684-1688

Council of Deputy Governors

Benedict Leonard Calvert, infant son of the Lord

Proprietary, was commissioned Governor, but the

duties were actually performed by the Deputies.

The Deputies named in the commission were

George Talbot, Thomas Tailler, Colonel Vincent

Lowe, Colonel William Stevens, Colonel William

Burgess, Major Nicholas Sewall, and John Darnall.

Most of them served the entire period indicated,

but there were a few changes.

1688-1689

William Joseph

Named as President of the Council of Deputies in

a commission from the Lord Proprietary.

1689-1690

John Coode

Leader of the Protestant Associators who seized

the government on August 1, 1689.

1690-1692

Nehemiah Blackiston

Appointed President of the Committee for the

Government of Maryland when Coode went to

England.

1692-1693

Sir Lionel Copley

1693

Sir Thomas Lawrence

Elected Governor after death of Copley, but had

served only a week or two when Sir Edmund

Andros arrived in Maryland to assume control.

1693

Sir Edmund Andros

Remained in Maryland about ten days before re-

turning to Virginia.