Historical List
1876-1880. John Lee Carroll. Democrat. Born in
Baltimore, September 30, 1830, the son of Col.
Charles Carroll and wife Mary Digges Lee.
Roman Catholic. Married (1) Anita Phelps; (2)
Mary Carter Thompson. Died in Washington,
D.C., February 27, 1911. Buried in Bonnie
Brae Cemetery in Howard County.
1880-1884. William T. Hamilton. Democrat. Born
in Washington County, September 8, 1820, the
son of Henry Hamilton and wife Anna Mary
Hess. Presbyterian. Married Clara Jenness.
Died in Hagerstown, October 26, 1888. Buried
in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown.
1884-1885. Robert M. McLane. Democrat. Born
in Wilmington, Delaware, June 23, 1815, the
son of Louis McLane and wife Catherine Mary
Milligan. Episcopalian. Resident of Baltimore
City when elected. Married Georgine Urquhan.
Resigned March 27, 1885. Died in Paris,
France, April 16, 1898. Buried in Greenmount
Cemetery, Baltimore."
1885-1888. Henry Lloyd. Democrat. Born in
Dorchester County, February 21, 1852, the son
of Daniel Lloyd and wife Kitty Henry. Epis-
copalian. Married Mary Elizabeth Staplefort.
Died in Cambridge, December 30, 1920. Buried
in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Ceme-
tery, Cambridge.
1888-1892. Elihu E. Jackson. Democrat. Born in
Somerset County, November 3, 1837, the son
of Hugh Jackson and wife Sarah McBride.
Methodist. Resident of Wicomico County when
elected. Married Annie Francis Rider. Died in
Baltimore, December 27, 1907. Buried in
Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury.
1892-1896. Frank Brown. Democrat. Born in
Carroll County, August 8, 1846, the son of
Stephen T. Cockey Brown and wife Susan A.
Bennett. Presbyterian. Married Mrs. Mary
Ridgely Preston. Died in Baltimore, February
3, 1920. Buried in Greenmount Cemetery,
Baltimore.
1896-1900. Lloyd Lowndes. Republican. Born in
Clarksburg, West Virginia, February 21, 1845,
the son of Lloyd Lowndes and wife Marie
Moore. Resident of Allegany County when
elected. Episcopalian. Married Elizabeth Tasker
Lowndes. Died in Cumberland, January 8,
"Governor McLane resigned on March 27, 1885 Henry
Lloyd, as president of the Senate, succeeded him as acting
governor until January 21, 1886, when the Legislature elected
him to complete the remainder of Governor McLane's term,
which expired in January 1888.

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1905. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumber-
land.
1900-1904. John Walter Smith. Democrat. Born
in Worcester County, February 5, 1845, the
son of John Walter Smith and wife Charlotte
Whittington. Presbyterian. Married Mary
Frances Richardson. Died in Baltimore, April
19, 1925. Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Snow Hill.
1904-1908. Edwin Warfield. Democrat. Born in
Howard County, May 7, 1848, the son of Al-
bert G. Warfield and wife Margaret Gassaway.
Presbyterian. Married Emma Nicodemus. Died
in Baltimore, March 31, 1920. Buried in the
family burial ground at Cherry Grove, Howard
County.
1908-1912. Austin L. Crothers. Democrat. Born
in Cecil County, May 17, 1860, the son of Al-
pheus Crothers and wife Margaret Aurelia
Porter. Presbyterian. Unmarried. Died in
Elkton, May 25, 1912. Buried in the West
Nottingham Presbyterian Cemetery.
1912-1916. Phillips Lee Goldsborough. Republi-
can. Born in Cambridge, August 6, 1865, the
son of M. Worthington Goldsborough and wife
Nettie M. Jones. Episcopalian. Married Ellen
Showell. Died in Baltimore, October 22, 1946.
Buried in Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Cemetery, Cambridge.
1916-1920. Emerson C. Harrington. Democrat.
Born in Dorchester County, March 26, 1864,
the son of John E. Harrington and wife
Elizabeth Thompson. Episcopalian. Married
Gertrude Johnson. Died in Cambridge, De-
cember 15, 1945. Buried in Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge.
1920-1935. Albert C. Ritchie. Democrat. Born in
Richmond, Virginia, August 29, 1876, the son
of Albert Ritchie and wife Elizabeth Caskie
Cabell. Resident of Baltimore City when
elected. Episcopalian. Married Elizabeth
Catherine Baker. Died in Baltimore, February
24, 1936. Buried in Greenmount Cemetery,
Baltimore.'*
1935-1939. Harry W. Nice. Republican. Born in
Washington, D.C., December 5, 1877, the son
"Chapter 227, Acts of 1922 provided for quadrennial
elections. The governor elected in November 1923 held office
for three years. Beginning with the election held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1926, elections
were held in the even-numbered years which were not pres-
idential election years.