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1845-1848. Thomas G. Pratt. Whig. Born in
Georgetown, D.C., February 18, 1804, the son
of John Wilkes Pratt and wife Rachel Belt.
Episcopalian. Resident of Prince George's
County when elected. Married Adelaide Kent.
Died in Baltimore, November 9, 1869. Buried
in St. Anne's Cemetery, Annapolis.
1848-1851. Philip Francis Thomas. Democrat.
Born in Easton, Talbot County, September 12,
1810, the son of Dr. Tristam Thomas and wife
Maria Francis. Episcopalian. Married (1) Sarah
Maria Kerr; (2) Clintonia (Wright) May. Died
in Baltimore, October 2, 1890. Buried in Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton.
1851-1854. Enoch Louis Lowe. Democrat. Bom
in Frederick County, August 10, 1820, the son
of Lt. Bradley S. A. Lowe and wife Adelaide
Vincendiere. Roman Catholic. Married Esther
Winder Polk. Died in Brooklyn, N.Y., August
23, 1892. Buried in the Catholic Cemetery,
Frederick.
Elected Under the Constitution of 1851 by the
People for Four Years.8
1854-1858. Thomas Watkins Ligon. Democrat.
Born in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va.,
May 10, 1810, the son of Thomas D. Ligon
and wife Martha Watkins. Episcopalian. Resi-
dent of Howard County when elected. Married
(1) Sally Ann Dorsey; (2) Mary Tolley Dorsey.
Died at Chatham, Howard County, January
12, 1881. Buried in the family cemetery in
Howard County.
1858-1862. Thomas Holliday Hicks. Native
American. Born in Dorchester County, Septem-
ber 2, 1798, the son of Henry C. Hicks and
wife Mary Sewell. Methodist. Married (1)
Anna Thompson; (2) Leah Raleigh; (3) Jane
Wilcox. Died in Washington, D.C., February
13, 1865. Buried in the Cambridge Cemetery.
1862-1866. Augustus W. Bradford. Unionist.
Bom in Bel Air, Harford County, January 9,
1806, the son of Samuel Bradford and wife
Jane Bond. Methodist. Resident of Baltimore
County when elected. Married Elizabeth Kell.
Died in Baltimore, March 1, 1881. Buried in
Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.
8 Under the Constitution of 1851, the term of the governor be-
gan on the second Wednesday in January following his election
and was for four years. The first election under the Constitution
of 1851 was held on the first Wednesday in November 1853 and
the governor was elected from each of the three gubernatorial
districts in rotation beginning with the Central District.
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Governors of the State of Maryland
Elected Under the Constitution of 1864 by the
People for Four Years.9
1866-1869. Thomas Swann. Unionist-Democrat.
Bom in Alexandria, Va., ca. 1806, the son of
Thomas Swann and wife Jane Byrd Page. Epis-
copalian. Resident of Baltimore City when
elected. Married (1) Elizabeth Gilmor Sherlock;
(2) Josephine Ward Thompson. Died in
Leesburg, Va., July 24, 1883. Buried in
Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.
Elected Under the Constitution of 1867 by the
People for Four Years.10
1869-1872. Oden Bowie. Democrat. Bom in
Prince George's County, November 10, 1826,
the son of William D. Bowie and wife Eliza
Oden. Episcopalian. Married Alice Carter.
Died at Fairview, Prince George's County, De-
cember 4, 1894. Buried at Fairview, Prince
George's County."
1872-1874. William Pinkney Whyte. Democrat.
Bom in Baltimore, August 9, 1824, the son of
Joseph White and wife Isabella Pinkney. Epis-
copalian. Married (1) Louisa D. Hollingsworth;
(2) Mrs. Mary M.Thomas. Died in Baltimore,
March 17, 1908. Buried in Greenmount Ceme-
tery, Baltimore.12
1874-1876. James Black Groome. Democrat.
Bom in Cecil County, April 4, 1838, the son of
Col. John Charles Groome and wife Elizabeth
Black. Presbyterian. Married Alice L.
Edmondson. Died in Baltimore, October 4,
1893. Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in
Elkton.
1876-1880. John Lee Carroll. Democrat. Bom 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,
9 Under the Constitution of 1864, the term of the governor be-
gan on the second Wednesday in January following his election
and was for four years. The only election to be held under this
Constitution was held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon-
day in November 1864. The term of the incumbent governor
was not affected by the adoption of this Constitution.
10 Under the Constitution of 1867, the governor took office on
the second Wednesday of January following his election. His
term was for four years with the election held on the Tuesday
after the first Monday in November 1867. The term of the in-
cumbent governor was not affected by the adoption of the Con-
stitution of 1867.
11 Because Governor Swann's term was not affected by the
adoption of the Constitution of 1867, Governor Bowie served
for three years only.
"Governor Whyte resigned on March 4, 1874. Governor
Groome was elected and assumed office on the same day. Be-
cause of a family disagreement. Governor Whyte changed the
spelling of his surname to distinguish his branch of the family.
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