Jan. 1829—Thomas Davis, Rezin Estep, Luke Tiernan (declined),

Littleton I. Dennis, Thomas S. Thomas, George R. Rich-
ardson (elected vice Tiernan January 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, 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. 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 I. Heard (elected vice Harris October 17, 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..........1838 Richard C. Hollyday......1873
Joseph H. Nicholson......1838 James T. Briscoe.........1880
Cornelius McLean...........1839 Richard C. Hollyday.......1884
James Murray............1840 George B. Milligan........1884
Thomas Wright, III.......1841 Edward W. LeCompte....1886
Henry Hobbs1............1842 William T. Brantly..........1893
John C. LeGrand...........1842 Edwin Gott................1894
John N. Watkins2.........1844 Richard Dallam.............1896
William Van Buskirk.....1844 George E. Loweree-.........1899
William T. Wootton.......1846 Wilfred Bateman...........1900
Richard C. Hollyday......1848 Oswald Tilghman.........1904
John N. Watkins.........1849 N. Winslow Williams.....1908
Thomas H. O'Neal..........1861 Robert P. Graham..........1912
John Randolph Quinn.......1853 Thomas W. Simmons.......1916
Nathaniel Cox............1854 George L. Radcliffe.......1919
Jonathan Pinkney........1857 Philip B. Perlman........1920
James R. Partridge........1858 E. Brooke Lee.............1923
Grayson Eiehelberger.....-1861 David C. Winebrenner, III.1925
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......1869 Francis Petrott...........1939
John T. Mason............1872 Miles T. Tull...............1941

1 Acting Secretary of State January 4-February 1, 1842.
2 Ad interim Secretary of State March 2-8, 1844.