Elected Under the Constitution of 1867 by the People for Four Years

Oden Bowie 1.................... Prince George's County......1869
William Pinkney Whyte.........Baltimore city..............1872
James Black Groome 2............ Cecil County................1874
John Lee Carroll................Howard County.............1876
William T. Hamilton.............Washington County..........1880
Robert M. McLane...............Baltimore city...............1884
Henry Lloyd3 ...................Dorchester County...........1886
Elihu E. Jackson................Wicomico County............1888
Frank Brown....................Carroll County...............1892
Lloyd Lowndes..................Allegany County............1896
John Walter Smith..............Worcester County...........1900
Edwin Warfield..................Howard County..............1904
Austin L. Crothers..............Cecil County................1908
Phillips Lee Goldsborough........Dorchester County...........1912
Emerson C. Harrington..........Dorchester County...........1916
Albert C. Ritchie 4...............Baltimore City..............1920
Harry W. Nice..................Baltimore City...............1935
Herbert K. O'Conor...............Baltimore City...............1939
Wm. Preston Lane, Jr............Washington County.........1947
Theodore B. McKeldin............Baltimore City..............1961

GOVERNORS' COUNCILS, 1777-1838

The Constitution of 1776 (Art. XXVI) provided that both houses
of the Legislature elect by Joint ballot five men to be "the Council
to the Governor." This was an advisory body of considerable in-
fluence. It was also provided that on the death, removal, or in-
capacity of the Governor the first named of the Council should become
Governor and proceed to the calling of a special session of the Legis-
lature for the election of a new Governor. The Council was abolished
in 1838 by means of a constitutional amendment (Acts 1836, ch. 197,
sec. 13; Acts 1837, ch. 84).

Mar. 1777—Charles Carroll, Sr., (declined), Josiah Polk, John
Rogers, Edward Lloyd, John Contee (declined), Thomas
Lee (elected vice Carroll March 26, 1777), James Brice
(elected vice Contee April 16, 1777, declined), Joseph
Sim (elected vice Brice April 19, 1777).

Nov. 1777—Thomas Sim Lee, Joseph Sim (declined), Edward Lloyd,
John Rogers (declined), Josiah Polk (declined), James
Brice (elected vice Sim November 25, 1777), William
Hemsley (elected vice Rogers November 26, 1777 de-
clined), Daniel Carroll (elected vice Polk November 25,
1777), James Hindman (elected vice Hemsley December
23,1777).

Nov. 1778—Thomas Sim Lee, James Brice, Daniel Carroll, Edward

Lloyd, James Hindman.

Nov. 1779—John H. Stone, Jeremiah T. Chase, James Brice, Daniel

Carroll, John Brice.

Nov. 1780—Daniel Carroll, James Brice, John H. Stone, Jeremiah
T. Chase, Samuel T. Wright.

1 Served three years by special provision of the Constitution.
2 Became Governor on the resignation of Governor Whyte, March 1874.
3 Became Governor on the resignation of Governor McLane, March 1885.
4 Due to constitutional amendment of 1922, providing for quadrennial elections,
the Governor elected in 1923 served three years. Thereafter gubernatorial terms
began in odd years.