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Worcester County—Samuel Handy, Peter Chaille, Smith Bishop, Josiah Mitchell. Frederick County—Lower District: Thomas Sprigg Wootton, Jonathan Wilson, William Bayly, Jr., Elisha Williams. Frederick County—Middle District: Adam Fischer, Upton Sheredine, Christopher Edelen, David Shriver. Frederick County—Upper District: Samuel Beall, Samuel Hughes, John Stall, Henry Schnebly. Caroline County—Nathaniel Potter, William Richardson,(1) Richard Mason, Henry Dickinson, Thomas Johnson.' Harford County—Jacob Bond, Henry Wilson, Jr„ John Love, John Archer. Baltimore Town—John Smith, Jeremiah Townley Chase. Annapolis—William Paca, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND Elected Under the Constitution of 1776 by the Legislature for One Year' Thomas Johnson, No Party, 1777-1779. Born in Calvert County, November 4, 1782, the son of Thomas and Dorcas (Sedgewick) John- son. Resident of Anne Arundel County when elected. Episcopalian. Married Ann Jennings. Died at Rose Hill, Frederick County, October 26, 1819. Buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick. Thomas Sim Lee, No Party, 1779-1782, Federalist, 1792-1794. Born in Prince George's County, October 29, 1745, the son of Thomas and Christian (Sim) Lee. Roman Catholic. Married Mary Digges. Died at Needwood, Frederick County, October 9, 1819. Buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Upper Marlboro. William Paca, No Party, 1782-1785. Born at Abingdon, Harford County, October 31, 1740, the son of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Paca. Resident of Queen Anne's County when elected. Episcopalian. Married (1) Mary Lloyd Chew; (2) Levina —; (3) Anne Harrison. Died at Wye Hall, Queen Anne's County, October 23, 1799. Buried in the family cemetery in Queen Anne's County. William Smallwood, No Party, 1785-1788. Thought to have been born in Charles County in 1732, the son of Bayne and Priscilla (Heaberd) Smallwood. Resident of Charles County when elected. Episcopalian. Unmarried. Died at Mattawoman, February 14, 1792. Buried at Smallwood's Retreat, Charles County. John Eager Howard, Federalist, 1788-1791. Born in Baltimore, June 4, 1762, the son of Cornelius and Ruth (Eager) Howard. Episcopalian. Married Peggy Chew. Died in Baltimore, October 12, 1827. Buried in Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore. George Plater, Federalist, 1791-1792. Born in St. Mary's County, November 8, 1735, the son of George and Rebecca (Addison) Bowles Plater. Episcopalian. Married (1) Hannah Lee; (2) Elizabeth Rousby. * Elected Colonel of Battalion from Eastern Shore for flying camp, August 16, 1776, and thereby vacated his seat. ' Elected August 30, 1776. 'Under the Constitution of 1776, the Governor was elected annually on the second Monday in November. He could be re-elected for two additional terms. Thomas Johnson, the State's first governor, was elected on February 13, 1777, after the Consti- tution of 1776 became operative. |
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