HARFORD COUNTY
County Seat: Bel Air 21014
Area; 475 sq. miles
Origin and Name of the County:
Named for Henry Harford, last Proprie-
tary. He was a son of Frederick, Sixth Lord
Baltimore, but because of his illegitimate
birth did not inherit the title. The County
was erected by Chapter 6 of the Acts of
1773.
Population, 1970-.
Harford County ...............115,378
Dist.l.Abingdon 27,977
Dist. 2, Halls Cross Roads 29,450
Dist. 3, Bel Air 30,803
Dist. 4, Marshall 8,380
Dist. 5, Dublin 8,977
Dist. 6, Havre de Grace 9,791
Estimated Population, 1976: 134,200
Court Terms:
Circuit Court — Jury, first Monday in May
and November (optional with Court).
Orphans' Court Days — Every Tuesday.
Courthouse Information Number: 838-6000
JUDICIAL OFFICERS
Resident Judges, Circuit Court
Brodnax Cameron, Jr. 1978
Albert P. Close 1983
Edward D. Higinbothom 1991
Judges, District Court
Charles J. Kelly 1981
Harry St. A. O'Neill 1981
Edward Utz, Administrative Clerk
Clerk, Circuit Court
H. Douglas Chilcoat 1978
State's Attorney
Edwin H. W. Harlan, Jr. 1978
Sheriff
William J. Kunkel 1978
Register of Wills
Janet G. Marshall 1978
Special Master in Equity"'
Lynn D. Tanner, Jr.
Public Defender"
Henry C. Engel, Jr.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE
County Executive
Charles B. Anderson, Jr. 1978
Violet J. Chell, Executive Secretary |
LEGISLATIVE
County Council
Habern W. Freeman, Jr., President 1978
Roland N. Shumate, District A 1978
Edward G. Rahll, Jr., District B 1978
John W. Schafer, District C 1978
Lehman W. Spry, District D 1978
William Cooper, Jr., District E 1978
Fred B. Baldwin, Sr., District F 1978
Angela Markowski, Secretary
County Auditor"'
Paul Neeper
ADMINISTRATION
Director of Administration
William 0. Whiteford
LAW
County Attorney
John E. Kelly
FINANCE
Treasurer"
Roger C. Niles
Supervisor of Assessments
John Sullivan
Property Tax Assessments
Appeal Board
Lewis W. Dean, Chairman 1979
John M. Harris, Sr. 1977
Norma Reeves 1978
ELECTIONS
Board of Supervisors of Elections
James Schultz 1977
Beniamin W. Towner 1977
H. Sheridan Nagle 1977
PUBLIC SAFETY
Director of Civil Defense
Paul H. Seward
Robert 0. Shackelford, Alternate
Deputy Medical Examiner
Luis E. Renjel, M.D.,
Acting Chief Medical Examiner
Central Alarm
William Benjamin. Jr.. President
Charles Carroll, Chief Operator
Police Commission"
George B. Adams
'*•'* Appointed by the Judges of the Circuit Court for Har-
ford County (Ch. 101, Acts of 1971).
"" Appointed by the Judges of the Circuit Court for Har-
ford County (Ch. 62?. Acts of 1966).
'•" Appointed by the County Council (Harford County
Charter, sec 213).
^ In Harford County only. among all the charter counties
of Maryland, the Director of Finance is known as the
Treasurer.
^ Consists of 3 members originally appointed by the
Board of County Commissioners for 4-ycar terms (Ch. 25,
Acts of 1967). Members are now appointed by the County
Executive subject to Council confirmation. |
