Jan. 1829—Thomas Davis, Rezin Estep, Luke Tiernan (declined),
Littleton I. Dennis, Thomas S. Thomas, George R. Rich-
ardson (elected vice Tiernan Jan. 27, 1829).

Jan. 1830—Hugh McElderry, Robert D. C. Wright, Otho Scott (re-
signed), Benjamin E. Mackall, Robert Wason, John For-
wood (elected July 14, 1880).

Jan. 1831—George Howard, Thomas C. Worthington, Samuel Turner,

Henry Page, William Potter.

Jan. 1832—William Potter, Thomas C. Worthington, Samuel Turner,

George W. Purnell, 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), Wil-
liam L. Jones (elected vice Henry July 27, 1836).

Jan. 1837—Gwinn Harris (deceased), Nathaniel F. Williams, Wil-
liam F. Johnson, John McKenny, William L. Jones, Bene-
dict 1. Heard (elected vice Harris Dec. 22, 1837).

Jan. 1838—Thomas G. Pratt, Benedict I. Heard, William F. Johnson,

John McKenny, Thomas H. Hicks.

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..................l838 Richard C. Hollyday............l873
Joseph H. Nicholson............l838 James T. Briscoe..................1880
Cornelius McLean.................1839 Richard C. Hollyday............l884
James Murray...................... 1840 George B. Milligan..............1884
Thomas Wright, 3rd............l841 Edward W. LeCompte........l886
Henry Hobbs(1).........................1842 William T. Brantly..............l893
John C. LeGrand....... ...........1842 Edwin Gott........ ...................1894
John N. Watkins(2)..................1844 Richard Dallam...................1896
William Van Buskirk..........l844 George E. Loweree...............1899
William T. Wootton. ..........1846 Wilfred Bateman..................l900
Richard C. Hollyday............l848 Oswald Tilghman.......... .......1904
John N. Watkins.. .............1849 N. Winslow Williams..........l908
Thomas H. O'Neal................l861 Robert P. Graham ...............1912
John Randolph Quinn...... ..1863 Thomas W. Simmons....... ..1916
Nathaniel Gox........................l854 George L. Radcliffe..............l919
Jonathan Pinkney... ...........1857 Philip B. Perlman .............1920
James R. Partridge............1858 E. Brooke Lee........................1923
Grayson Eichelberger....... ..1861 David C. Winebrenner, 3rd..l925
Thomas J. Wilson. ..............1861 Thomas L. Dawson..............1935
William B. Hill ...................1862 E. Ray Jones..........................1936
John M. Carter.....................1866 John B. Gontrum.................1939
Richard C. Hollyday............l869 Francis Petrott......................1939
John T. Mason......................1872 Miles T. Tull..........................l941

(1) Acting Secretary of State Jan. 4-Feb. 1, 1842.
(2) Ad interim Secretary of State Mar. 2-8, 1844.