Historical List
1816-1819. Charles Ridgely, of Hampton. Feder-
alist. Born in Baltimore County, December 6,
1760, the son of John Caman and wife Achsah
Ridgely. Episcopalian. Married Priscilla Dorsey.
Died at Hampton, Baltimore County, July 17,
1829. Buried at Hampton.
1819. Charles Goldsborough. Federalist. Born at
Hunting Creek, Dorchester County, July 15,
1765, the son of Charles Goldsborough and wife
Anna Maria Tilghman. Episcopalian. Married
(1) Elizabeth Goldsborough; (2) Sarah
Goldsborough. Died at Shoal Creek, December
13, 1834. Buned in Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Cambridge.
1819-1822. Samuel Sprigg. Democrat. Thought to
have been born in Prince George's County about
1783, the son of Joseph Sprigg. Episcopalian.
Married Violetta Lansdale. Died at Northamp-
ton, Prince George's County, April 21, 1855.
Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C.
1822-1826. Samuel Stevens, Jr.. Democrat. Born in
Talbot County, July 13, 1778, the son of John
Stevens and wife Elizabeth Connoly. Episcopa-
lian. Married Eliza May. Died at Compton, near
Trappe, February 7, 1860. Thought to have been
buried in the Stevens family cemetery, Talbot
County.^
1826-1829. Joseph Kent. Democrat. Born in
Calvert County, January 14, 1779, the son of
Daniel Kent and wife Anne Wheeler. Episco-
palian. Resident of Prince George's County
when elected. Married (1) Eleanor Lee Wallace;
(2) Alice Contee. Died at Rosemount, Prince
George's County, November 24, 1837. Buried at
Rosemount, Prince George's County.
1829-1830, 1831. Daniel Martin. Anti-Jackson.
Born at The Wilderness, Talbot County, in 1780,
the son of Nicholas Martin and wife Hannah
Oldham. Episcopalian. Married Mary Clare
Maccubbin. Died in Talbot County, July 11,
1831. Buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton.
1830-1831. Thomas King Carroll. Jackson Dem-
ocrat. Born at Kingston Hall, Somerset County,
April 29, 1793, the son of Col. Henry James
King Carroll and wife Elizabeth Bames. Epis-
copalian. Married Julianna Stevenson. Died in
Dorchester County, October 3, 1873. Buried in
Old Trinity Church graveyard, Church Creek,
Dorchester County.
'By Chapter III, Acts of 1823, ratified in 1824, the date for
holding the election for governor was changed to the first
Monday in January

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1831. Daniel Martin. Anti-Jackson. See above. '
1831-1833. George Howard. Anti-Jackson. Born
in Annapolis, November 21, 1789, the son of
John Eager Howard and wife Peggy Chew.
Resident of Baltimore County when elected.
Episcopalian. Married Prudence Gough
Ridgely. Died at Waverly, Howard County,
August 2, 1846. Buried in Old St. Paul's Ceme-
tery, Baltimore.
1833-1836. James Thomas. Anti-Jackson. Born at
De La Brooke Manor, St. Mary's County,
March 11, 1785, the son of William Thomas and
wife Catherine Boarman. Episcopalian. Married
Elizabeth Coates. Died at Deep Falls, St. Mary's
County, December 25, 1845. Buried at Deep
Falls, St. Mary's County.
1836-1839. Thomas W. Veazey. Whig. Born in
Cecil County, January 31, 1774, the son of Ed-
ward Veazey and wife Elizabeth DeCoursey.
Episcopalian. Married (1) Sarah Worrell; (2)
Mary Veazey; (3) Mary Wallace. Died in Cecil
County, July 1, 1842. Buried in the family cem-
etery at Cherry Grove, Cecil County.
Elected by the People for Three Years Under
the Constitution of 1776 as Amended in 1837."
1839-1842. William Grason. Democrat. Thought
to have been born in Queen Anne's County,
March 11, 1788, the son of Richard Grason and
wife Ann. Episcopalian. Married Susan Orrick
Sulivane. Died in Queen Anne's County, July 2,
1868. Buried near Queenstown, Queen Anne's
County.
1842-1845. Francis Thomas. Democrat. Born in
Frederick County, February 3, 1799, the son of
John Thomas and wife Eleanor McGill. Epis-
copalian. Married Sally McDowell. Died at
Frankville, Garrett County, January 22, 1876.
Buried in St. Mark's Episcopal Church Ceme-
tery, Petersville, Frederick County.
1845-1848. Thomas G. Pratt. Whig. Born in
Georgetown, D.C., February 18, 1804, the son
'Governor Martin died in office on July 11, 1831. George
Howard, the first named of the governor's Council, succeeded
him Governor Howard completed Governor Martin's term,
which expired in January 1832 He was subsequently elected
by the Legislature for a one-year term
^By Chapter 197, Acts of 1836, ratified in 1837, the term of the
governor was extended to three years The same Act also
established three gubernatorial distncts, the governor to be
elected from each in rotation beginning with the Eastern Shore
District, and provided for the popular election of the governor