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Jan. 1826.Joseph Gabby, William Steuart, Robert H. Archer, James
Roberts (dead -when elected), Daniel Martin, John N.
Steele (elected vice Roberta Jan. 3, 1826).

Jan. 1827.Joseph Gabby, William Steuart, Daniel Martin, Otho
Scott, Arnold E. Jones.

Jan. 1828.Daniel Martin, William Steuart, Thomas Davis, Arnold
E. Jones, Rezin Eslep.

Jan. 1829.Thomas Davis, Rezin Estep, Luke Tiernan (declined), Lit-
tieton I. Dennis, Thomas S. Thomas, George R. Richard-
son (elected vice Tiernan Jan. 27, 1829).

Jan. 1830.Hugh McElderry, Robert D. C. Wright, Otho Scott (re-
signed), Benjamin E. Mackall, Robert Wason, John Por-
wood (elected July 14, 1830).

Jan. 1831.George Howard, Thomas C. Worthington, Samuel Turner,
Henry Page, William Potter.

Jan. 1832.William Potter, Thomas C. Worthington, Samuel Turner,
George W. Pumell, Robert W. Bowie.

Jan. 1833.Samuel Turner, Thomas C. Worthington, John S. Martin,
Robert W. Bowie, William Potter.

Jan. 1834.Samuel Mass, George C. Washington, John S. Martin,
Thomas W. Veazey, Robert W. Bowie.

Jan. 1835.Thomas W. Veazey, George C. Washington, Nathaniel F.
Williams, John S. Martin, Gwinn Harris.

Jan. 1836.Gwinn Harris, John McKenny, William F. Johnson,
Nathaniel F. Williams, John C. Henry (resigned), William
L. Jones (elected vice Henry July 27, 1836).

Jan. 1837.Gwinn Harris (deceased), Nathaniel F. Williams, William
F. Johnson, John MeKenny, William L. Jones, Benedict
I. Heard (elected vice Harris Dec. 22, 1837).

Jan. 1838.Thomas G. Pratt, Benjamin I. Heard, William F. Johnson,
John McKenny, Thomas H. Hicks.

SECRETARIES OF STATE

The office of Secretary of State was created in 1837 by a constitu-
tional amendment (Sec. 17).
John H. Culbreth ...........................1838 George B. Milligan .....................1884

Joseph H. Nicholson ..................1838 Edward W. LeCompte...............l886

Cornelius McLean ........................1839 William T. Brantly........................l893

James Murray ...............................1840 Edwin Gott ..........................................1894

Thomas Wright, 3rd .................1841 Richard Dallam ..............................1896

Henry Hobbs¹ ....................................1842 George E. Loweree .....................1899

John C. LeGrand ...........................1842 Wilfred Bateman ..........................1900

John N. Watkins²...........................1844 Oswald Tilghman ........................1904

William Van Buskirk..................l844 N. Winslow Williams..................l908

William T. Wootton.....................l845 Robert P. Graham ........................1912

Richard C. Hollyday ..................1848 Thomas W. Simmons..................l916

John Nick Watkins......................1849 George L. Radcliffe .....................1919

Thomas H. O'Neal ........................1861 Philip B. Periman...........................l920

John Randolph Quinn...............l863 E. Brooke Lee....................................l923

Nathaniel Cox .................................1854 David C. Winebrenner, 3rd...l925

Jonathan Pinkney ........................1857 Thomas L. Dawson........................l935

James R. Partridge .....................1858 E. Ray Jones.......................................l936

Grayson Eichelberger ............1861 John B. Gontrum ...........................1939'

Thomas J. Wilson...........................l861 Francis Petrott ..............................1939-

William B. Hill.............................1862 Miles T. Tull ......................................1941

John M. Carter.............................1866 Thomas Eimo Jones.....................l941

Richard C. Hollyday.....................l869 William J. McWmiams''............1944

John T. Mason....................................l872 Edward G. Chaney........................l946

Richard C. Hollyday ..................1873 John B. Punk.......................................l947

James T. Briscoe ...........................1880 Bertram Lee Boone II...............1947

Richard C. Hollyday ..................1884 Vivian V. Simpson........................l949'

1 Acting Secretary of State Jan. 4-Feb. 1, 1842,

'Ad interim Secretary ol State Mar. 2-8, 1844.

8 Appointed Assistant to the Secretary of State. when Thomas Eimo Jones.
entered armed service in 1944. He performed all the duties of Secretary of State-
but actually held the title only one day, Feb. 7-8, 1946.