SECRETARIES OF STATE

The office of Secretary of State was created in 1838 by a constitu-
tional amendment (Acts 1836, Ch. 197, sec. 17; Acts 1837, Ch. 84).
John H. Culbreth -1838 George B. Milligan - ..—.. -1884
Joseph H. Nicholson -1838 Edward W. LeCompte..........1886
Cornelius McLean .. ..1839 William T. Brantly ..1893
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 1844 N. Winslow Williams 1908
William T. Wootton .. 1845 Robert P. Graham 1912
Richard C. Hollyday 1848 Thomas W. Simmons 1916
John Nick Watkins.... -1849 George L. Radcliffe 1919
Thomas H. O'Neal - 1851 Philip B. Perlman .. .. 1920
John Randolph Quinn .. 1853 E. Brooke Lee ---.... 1923
Nathaniel Cox - .. .. 1854 David C. Winebrenner, 3rd 1925
Jonathan Pinkney .. .. 1857 Thomas L. Dawson .. 1935
James R. Partridge 1858 E. Ray Jones .. 1936
Grayson Eichelberger 1861 John B. Gontrum .. 1939
Thomas J. Wilson 1861 Francis Petrott 1939
William B. Hill - 1862 Miles T. Tull .. 1941
John M. Carter 1866 Thomas Elmo Jones -- 1941
Richard C. Hollyday 1869 William J. McWilliams3 .. 1946
John T. Mason .. .. 1872 Edward G. Chancy 1946
Richard C. Hollyday .. ..1873 John B. Funk .. .... 1947
James T. Briscoe 1880 Bertram Lee Boone II 1947
Richard C. Hollyday 1884 Vivian V. Simpson .. 1949
John R. Reeves 1961

1 Acting Secretary of State Jan 4 Feb 1 1842
2 Ad. interim Secretary of State Mar 2 8, 1844
3 Appointed Assistant to the Secretary of State during the absence of Thomas
Elmo Jones April 20, 1944 Feb 7, 1946 He held the title only two days, Feb
7 8 1946

TREASURERS OF THE WESTERN AND EASTERN SHORES

Western Shore

Thomas Harwood, Jr. - - 1775
Benjamin Harwood .. .. .. 1804
George Mackubin. .. .. 1826
James S. Owens .. .. .. 1843
Dennis Claude .. 1844-1802

Eastern Shore

William Hindman .. .. 1775
James Hindman .. .. -.. 1777
Edward Hindman 1778
Henry Dickinson .. 1779
William Richardson 1789
Willianr Chambers 1802
William Richardson 1813
John K. B. Emory .. .. .. 1825
William K. Lambdin 1826
Pere Robinson .. - 1840
John H. Harris .. 1841
Pere Robinson .. .... 1842..1843

The office of Treasurer of the Eastern Shore was abolished by an
amendment to the Constitution (Ch. 200, 1841 and Ch. 239, 1842).