Historical List

Jan. 1828. Daniel Martin, William Steuart,
Thomas Davis, Arnold E. Jones, Rezin Estep.

Jan. 1829. Thomas Davis, Rezin Estep, Luke
Tieman (declined), Littleton James Dennis,
Thomas S. Thomas, George R. Richardson
(elected vice Tiernan January 27, 1829).

Jan. 1830. Hugh McElderry, Robert D. C.
Wright, Otho Scott (resigned), Benjamin E.
Mackall, Robert Wason, John Forwood
(elected July 14, 1830).

Jan. 1831. George Howard, Thomas C. Wor-
thington, Samuel Turner, Henry Page, William
Potter.

Jan. 1832. William Potter, Thomas C. Worthing-
ton, Samuel Turner, George W. Purnell, Rob-
ert W. Bowie.

Jan. 1833. Samuel Turner, Thomas C. Worthing-
ton, John S. Martin, Robert W. Bowie,
William Potter.

Jan. 1834. Samuel Mass, George C. Washington,
John S. Martin, Thomas W. Veazey, Robert
W. Bowie.

Jan. 1835. Thomas W. Veazey, George C. Wash-
ington, Nathaniel F. Williams, John S. Martin,
Gwinn Harris.

Jan. 1836. Gwinn Harris, John McKenny, Wil-
liam F. Johnson, Nathaniel F. Williams, John
C. Henry (resigned), William L. Jones (elected
vice Henry July 27, 1836).

Jan. 1837. Gwinn Harris (deceased), Nathaniel F.
Williams, William F. Johnson, John McKenny,
William L. Jones, Benedict I. Heard (elected
vice Harris October 17, 1837).

Jan. 1838. Thomas G. Pratt, Benedict I. Heard,
William F. Johnson, John McKenny, Thomas
Holliday Hicks.

SECRETARIES OF STATE

In 1838 the office of Secretary of State was cre-
ated by constitutional amendment to replace the
Governor's Council (Chapter 197, sec. 17, Acts of
1836; Chapter 84, Acts of 1837). The Secretary of
State was appointed to an undefined term by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate. Since the Constitution of 1864 (Art. 2, sec.
23), the Secretary of State's term has been con-
current with that of the appointing Governor
(Const. 1867, Art. 2, secs. 22, 23).

1838 ............... .Thomas Culbreth
1838 ............. Joseph H. Nicholson

Secretaries of State/741

1839 ............... .Cornelius McLean
1840 .................. James Murray
1841 ............... Thomas Wright III
1842 ................. .Henry Hobbs²⁰
1842 ............ .John Carroll LeGrand
1844 ............... John N. Watkins²¹
1844 ............. .William Van Buskirk
1845 .............. William T. Wootton
1848 ............. .Richard C. Hollyday
1849 ................ John N. Watkins
1851 ............... Thomas H. O'Neal
1853 ............. John Randolph Quinn
1854 .................. Nathaniel Cox
1857 ................ Jonathan Pinkney
1858 ............... James R. Partridge
1861 ............. Grayson Eichelberger
1861 ................ Thomas J. Wilson
1862 ................. .William B. Hill
1866 ................. .John M. Carter
1869 ............. .Richard C. Hollyday
1872 ............. John Thomson Mason
1873 .............. Richard C. Hollyday
1880 ................ .James T. Briscoe
1884 ............. .Richard C. Hollyday
1884 ............... George B. Milligan
1886 ............. Edward W. Lecompte
1893 ............... William T. Brantly
1894 .................... Edwin Gott
1896 ................. Richard Dallam
1899 ............... George E. Loweree
1900 ................ .Wilfred Bateman
1904 ................ Oswald Tilghman
1908 ............. N. Winslow Williams
1912 ............... Robert P. Graham
1916 ............. Thomas W. Simmons
1919 .............. .George L. Radcliffe
1920 ................ Philip B. Perlman
1923 .................. E. Brooke Lee
1925 .......... David C. Winebrenner III
1935 .............. .Thomas L. Dawson
1936 ................... E. Ray Jones
1939 ................ John B. Gontrum
1939 .................. Francis Petrott
1941 ................... Miles T. Tull
1941 .............. Thomas Eimo Jones
1946 ........... William J. McWilliams"
1946 ............... Edward G. Chaney
1947 .................. .John B. Funk
1947 ............. Bertram Lee Boone II
1949 ............... Vivian V, Simpson
1951 ................. John R. Reeves
1955 ............... Blanchard Randall