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voter of the State for only the five years preced-
ing his election (Chapter 532, Acts of 1970).

Elected Under the Constitution of 1776 by the
Legislature for One Year'

1777-1779. Thomas Johnson. No Party. Bom in
Calvert County, November 4, 1732, the son of
Thomas Johnson and wife Dorcas Sedgewick.
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.

1779-1782. Thomas Sim Lee. No Party. Born in
Prince George's County, October 29, 1745, the
son of Thomas Lee and wife Christian Sim.
Roman Catholic. Married Mary Digges. Died
at Needwood, Frederick County, October 9,
1819. Buried in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Up-
per Marlboro.

1782-1785. William Paca. No Party. Born near
Abingdon, Harford County, October 31, 1740,
the son of John Paca and wife Elizabeth Smith.
Resident of Queen Anne's County when
elected. Episcopalian. Married (1) Mary Lloyd
Chew; (2) Anne Harrison. Died at Wye Hall,
Queen Anne's County, October 13, 1799. Bur-
ied at Wye Hall, Queen Anne's County.

1785-1788. William Smallwood. No Party.
Thought to have been born in Charles County
in 1732, the son of Bayne Smallwood and wife
Priscilla Heaberd. Resident of Charles County
when elected. Episcopalian. Unmarried. Died
at Mattawoman, February 14, 1792. Buried at
Smallwood's Retreat, Charles County.

1788-1791. John Eager Howard. Federalist. Bom
in Baltimore, June 4, 1752, the son of Cor-
nelius Howard and wife Ruth Eager. Episcopa-
lian. Married Peggy Chew. Died in Baltimore,
October 12,1827. Buried in Old St. Paul's Cem-
etery, Baltimore.

1791-1792. George Plater. Federalist. Bom in St.
Mary's County, November 8, 1735, the son of
George Bowles Plater and wife Rebecca Addi-
son. Episcopalian. Married (1) Hannah Lee; (2)
Elizabeth Rousby. Died in Annapolis, Febru-
ary 10, 1792. Buried at Sotterley, St. Mary's
County.²

' Under the Constitution of 1776, the Governor was elected an-
nually 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 Con-
stitution of 1776 became operative.
² James Brice of Annapolis (August 26, 1746-July 11, 1801), the
first named of the governor's Council, became acting governor
on the death of Governor Plater on February 10, 1792. He
served until April 2 of the same year when Thomas Sim Lee
was elected for the balance of the unexpired term.

Principal Officers of Maryland

1792-1794. Thomas Sim Lee. Federalist. See above.

1794-1797. John H. Stone. Federalist. Born in
Charles County in 1745, the son of David
Stone and wife (first name unknown) Jenifer.
Episcopalian. Married Mary Couden. Died in
Annapolis, October 5,1804. Thought to have
been buried in Annapolis.

1797-1798. John Henry. Federalist. Bom at
Weston, Dorcester County, in November 1750,
the son of Col. John Henry and wife Dorothy
Rider. Episcopalian. Married Margaret Camp-
bell. Died at Weston, Dorchester County, De-
cember 16, 1798. Buried in Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cambridge.

1798-1801. Benjamin Ogle. Federalist. Bom in
Annapolis, January 27, 1749, the son of Samu-
el Ogle and wife Anne Tasker. Episcopalian.
Married Henny (Henrietta) Margaret Hill.
Died in Annapolis, July 6, 1809. Buried on his
farm near Annapolis.

1801-1803. John Francis Mercer. Democrat. Bom
at Marlborough, Stafford County, Virginia,
May 17, 1759, the son of John Mercer and wife
Anne Roy. Resident of Anne Arundel County
when elected. Episcopalian. Married Sophia
Sprigg. Died in Philadelphia, August 30, 1821.
Buried at Cedar Park, Anne Arundel County.

1803-1806. Robert Bowie. Democrat. Bom at
Mattaponi, Prince George's County, March
1750, the son of Capt. William Bowie and wife
Margaret Sprigg. Episcopalian. Married
Priscilla Mackall. Died at Mattaponi, Prince
George's County, January 8, 1818. Buried at
Mattaponi, Prince George's County.

1806-1809. Robert Wright. Democrat. Bom in
Queen Anne's County, November 20, 1752, the
son of Solomon Wright and wife Mary Tid-
marsh. Episcopalian. Married (1) Sarah De-
Coursey; (2) (first name unknown) Ringgold.
Died at Blakeford, Queen Anne's County, Sep-
tember 7, 1826. Buried at Cheston-on-Wye,
Queen Anne's County.³

1809-1811. Edward Lloyd. Democrat. Bom in
Talbot County, July 22, 1779, the son of Ed-
ward Lloyd and wife Elizabeth Tayloe. Episco-
palian. Married Sally Scott Murray. Died in
Annapolis, June 2, 1834. Buried at Wye House,
Talbot County.⁴

'Governor Wright resigned on May 6, 1809. James Butcher
(died January 12, 1824), of Queen Anne's County and the first
named of the governor's Council, became acting governor. He
served as such until June 5, 1809, when Edward Lloyd quali-
fied. Little else is known about James Butcher.
⁴ By Chapter 211, Acts of 1811, ratified in 1812, the date for
the election of the governor was changed to the second Monday
in December.