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Lloyd Lowndes, Republican, 1896-1900. Born in Clarksburg, West
Virginia, February 21, 1845. Resident of Allegany County when
elected. Episcopalian. Married Elizabeth Tasker Lowndes. Died in
Cumberland, January 8, 1905. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumber-
land.

John Walter Smith, Democrat, 1900-1904. Born in Worcester County,
February 5, 1845. Presbyterian. Married Mary Frances Richardson.
Died in Baltimore, April 19, 1925. Buried in Presbyterian Cemetery,
Snow Hill.

Edwin Warfield, Democrat, 1904-1908. Born in Howard County, May
7, 1848. Presbyterian. Married Emma Nichodemus. Died in Baltimore,
March 31, 1920. Buried in Howard County.

Austin L. Crothers, Democrat, 1908-1912. Born in Cecil County, May
17, I860. Presbyterian. Unmarried. Died in Elkton, May 25, 1912.
Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Colora.

Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Republican, 1912-1916. Born in Somerset
County, August 6, 1865. Resident of Dorchester County when elected.
Episcopalian. Married Mary Ellen Showell. Died in Baltimore, October
22, 1946. Buried in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Cemetery,
Cambridge.

Emerson O. Harrington, Democrat, 1916-1920. Born in Dorchester
County, March 26, 1864. Episcopalian. Married Gertrude Johnson. Died
in Cambridge, December 15, 1945. Buried in Christ Protestant Epis-
copal Church Cemetery, Cambridge.

Albert G. Ritchie,1 Democrat, 1920-1935. Born in Richmond, Virginia,
August 29, 1876. Resident of Baltimore City when elected. Episco-
palian. Married Elizabeth Catherine Baker. Died in Baltimore, Febru-
ary 24, 1936. Buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.

Harry W. Nice, Republican, 1935-1939. Born in Washington, D. C.,
December 5, 1877. Resident of Baltimore City when elected. Meth-
odist. Married Edna Viola Ames. Died in Richmond, Virginia, Febru-
ary 25, 1941. Buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.

Herbert R. O'Conor, Democrat, 1939-1947. Born in Baltimore, Novem-
ber 17, 1896. Roman Catholic. Married M. Eugenia Byrnes. Died in
Baltimore, March 4, 1960. Buried in New Cathedral Cemetery, Balti-
more.

William Preston Lane, Jr., Democrat, 1947-1951. Born in Washington
County, May 12, 1892. Episcopalian. Married Dorothy Byron.

Theodore R. McKeldin, Republican, 1951-1959. Born in Baltimore,
November 20, 1900. Episcopalian. Married Honolulu Manzer.

J. Millard Tawes, Democrat, 1959- . Born in Somerset County,
April 8, 1894. Methodist. Married Helen Avalynne Gibson.

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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).

1 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.