May 27, 1776-July 6, 1776 Daniel 'of St. Thomas Jenifer, President,
Charles Carroll, Barrister, John Hall, Benjamin Rumsey (never acted),
George Plater, James Tilghman, Thomas Smyth, Thomas Bedingfield
Hands, William Hayward.

July 6, 1776-November II, 1776 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer,
President, John Hall, George Plater, Charles Carroll, Barrister,
Thomas Bedingfield Hands (declined), Benjamin Kumsey, Thomas
Smyth, James Tilghman, Joseph Nicholson, Jr., Nicholas Thomas
(appointed by Council, September 18, 1776).

November 12, 1776-March 20, 1777 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer,
President, John Hall, George Plater, Brice T. B. Worthington, Charles
Grahame (declined), Josepn Nicholson, Jr., Nicholas Thomas, William
Rumsey (declined), James Tilghman (declined), Thomas Contee
(elected vice Grahame, November II, 1776), Samuel Wilson (appointed
by Council vice Tilghman, December 13, 1776), William Hernsley (ap-
pointed by Council vice Rumsey, December 18, 1776, declined), James
Lloyd Chamberlaine (appointed by Council vice Hernsley, January 3,
1777, declined), Turbutt Wright (appointed by 'Council vice Chamber-
laine, February 3,1777).

MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION
WHICH FRAMED THE FIRST
STATE CONSTITUTION

AUGUST 14—NOVEMBER II, 1776

MATTHEW TILGHMAN, President
GABRIEL DOTALL, Secretary

St. Mary's County—Richard Barnes, Ignatius Fenwick, George Plater,

Jeremiah Jordan.
Kent County—Thomas Ringgold, William Ringgold, Joseph Earle,

Thomas Smyth.
Anne Arundel County—John Hall, Brice T. B. Worthington,' Rezin

Hammond, 'Samuel Chase,' Charles Carroll, Barrister.'
Calvert County—Benjamin Mackall IV, Charles (^ahame, William

Fitzhugh, John Mackall.
Charles County—Robert T. Hooe, John Dent, Thomas Semmes, John

Parnham.
Baltimore County—Charles Ridgely, Thomas Cockey Deye, John

Stevenson, Peter Shepherd.
Talbot County—Pollard Edmondson, John Gibson, Matthew Tilghman,

James Lloyd Chamberlaine.
Somerset County—Gustavus Scott, George Scott, William Horsey,

Henry Lowes.

Dorchester County—Robert Goldsborough, James Murray, John En-
nails, Joseph Ennalls.
Cecil County—Joseph Gilpin, Patrick Ewing, David Smith, Benjamin

Brevard.
Prince George's County—Walter Bowie, Benjamin Hall, Osborn Sprigg,

Luke Marbury.

Queen Anne's County—Turbutt Wright, James Kent, William Bruff,
Solomon Wright.

" Resigned August 27, 1776. Worthing-ton and Chase were re-elected September
10, 1776. Hall elected in place ol Carroll.