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Historical List
1811-1812. Robert Bowie. Democrat. See above.
1812-1816. Levin Winder. Federalist. Born in
Somerset County, September 4, 1757, the son
of William Winder and wife Esther Gillis. Pres-
byterian. Married Mary Sloss. Died in
Baltimore, July 1, 1819. Buried at Monie
Creek, Somerset County.
1816-1819. Charles Ridgely, of Hampton. Feder-
alist. Born in Baltimore County, December 6,
1760, the son of John Carnan 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. Mar-
ried (1) Elizabeth Goldsborough; (2) Sarah
Goldsborough. Died at Shoal Creek, December
13, 1834. Buried 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. Episco-
palian. Married Violetta Lansdale. Died at
Northampton, 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.
Episcopalian. Married Eliza May. Died at
Compton, near Trappe, February 7, 1860.
Thought to have been buried in the Stevens
family cemetery, Talbot County.5
1826-1829. Joseph Kent. Democrat. Bom in
Calvert County, January 14, 1779, the son of
Daniel Kent and wife Anne Wheeler. Episcopa-
lian. 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.
Bom 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, Eas-
ton.
1830-1831. Thomas King Carroll. Jackson Demo-
crat. Bom at Kingston Hall, Somerset County,
'By Chapter 111, Acts of 1823, ratified in 1824, the date for
holding the election for governor was changed to the first Mon-
day in January.
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Governors of the State of Maryland/73 5
April 29, 1793, the son of Col. Henry James
King Carroll and wife Elizabeth Barnes. Epis-
copalian. Married Julianna Stevenson. Died in
Dorchester County, October 3, 1873. Buried in
Old Trinity Church graveyard. Church Creek,
Dorchester County.
1831. Daniel Martin. Anti-Jackson. See above.6
1831-1833. George Howard. Anti-Jackson. Bom
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 Boannan. 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. Bom 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 1837.7
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. Bom 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.
6 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.
7 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 districts, the governor to be
elected from each in rotation beginning with the Eastern Shore
District, and provided for the popular election of the governor.
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