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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 Sim 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 25, 1777, de- clined), Daniel Carroll (elected vice Polk November 26, 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 Townley Chase, James Brice, Daniel Carroll, John Brice. Nov. 1780—Daniel Carroll, James Brice, John H. Stone, Jeremiah Townley Chase, Samuel Turbutt Wright. Nov. 1781—John H. Stone, James Brice, Jeremiah Townley Chase, Samuel Turbutt Wright, Benjamin Stoddert. Nov. 1782—Benjamin Stoddert, Gabriel Duvall, Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, John H. Stone. Nov. 1783—Jeremiah Townley Chase (resigned), Gabriel Duvall (re- signed), John H. Stone, James Brice (resigned), Benja- min Ogle (resigned), John Davidson (elected vice Chase January 6, 1784), Charles Wallace (elected vice Brice, January 6, 1784), James Brice (elected vice Duvall July 29, 1784, declined), Aquila Paca (elected vice Brice August 4, 1784), Samuel Turbutt Wright (elected vice Ogle April 3,1784). Nov. 1784—Charles Wallace, Aquila Paca, John Davidson, John H. Stone, Samuel Turbutt Wright. Nov. 1785—Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, Gabriel Duvall (re- signed), John Kilty, Samuel Turbutt Wright, William Paca (elected vice Duvall April 27, 1786). Dec. 1786—Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, James Hindman, John Kilty, John Davidson. Nov. 1787—Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, John Kilty, John Davidson, Benjamin Harrison. Nov 1788__James Brice, John Davidson, William Hindman, Josias C. Hall, John Kilty. Nov. 1789—John Kilty, James Brice, John Davidson, William Hind- man, Randolph B. Latimer. |
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