Caroline County—Nathaniel Potter, William Richardson,(1) Richard
Mason, Henry Dickinson, Thomas Johnson.(2)

Harford County—Jacob Bond, Henry Wilson, Jr., John Love, John

Archer.

Baltimore Town—John Smith, Jeremiah T. Chase.
Annapolis—William Paca, Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

Elected Under the Constitution of 1776 by the Legislature
for One Year

1777—Thomas Johnson 1809—Edward Lloyd
1779—Thomas Sim Lee 1811—Robert Bowie
1782—William Paca 1812—Levin Winder
1785—William Smallwood 1816—Chas. Ridgely, of Hampton
1788—John Eager Howard 1819—Charles Goldsborough
1791—George Plater 1819—Samuel Sprigg
1792—James Brice(3) 1822—Samuel Stevens, Jr.
1792—Thomas Sim Lee 1826—Joseph Kent
1794—-John H. Stone 1829—Daniel Martin
1797—John Henry 1830—Thomas King Carroll
1798—Benjamin Ogle 1831—Daniel Martin
1801—John Francis Mercer 1831—George Howard(5)
1803—Robert Bowie 1833—James Thomas
1806—Robert Wright 1836—Thomas W. Veazey
1809—James Butcher(4)

Elected by the People for Three Years Under the Constitution of 1776
as Amended in 1838

William Grason..................................Queen Anne's County................1839
Francis Thomas..................................Frederick County........................1842
Thomas G. Pratt................................Prince George's County............l845
Philip F. Thomas................................Talbot County...........................1848
Enoch Louis Lowe..............................Frederick County........................1851

Elected Under the Constitution of 1851 by the People for Four Years

Thomas Watkins Ligon....................Howard County..........................1864
Thomas Holliday Hicks....................Dorchester County......................1868
Augustus W. Bradford......................Baltimore County......................1862

Elected Under the Constitution of 1864 by the People for Four Years
Thomas Swann...................................Baltimore City..........................1866

(1) Elected Colonel of Battalion from Eastern Shore for flying camp, August 16, 1776,
and thereby vacated his seat.
(2) Elected August 30, 1776.
(3) Became Governor upon the death of Governor Plater, February 1792.
(4) Governor for one month, May-June 1809, following the resignation of Governor
Wright and before the convening of a special session of the Legislature.
(5) Became Governor on the death of Governor Martin, July 1831.