630/Maryland Manual

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. Resident 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,
September 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. Born
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 Kelt. Died in
Baltimore, March 1, 1881. Buried in Greenmount
Cemetery, Baltimore.

Elected Under the Constitution of 1864
by the People for Four Years.⁹

1866-1869. Thomas Swann. Unionist-Democrat.
Born in Alexandria, Va., ca. 1806, the son of
Thomas Swann and wife Jane Byrd Page.
Episcopalian. 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.

" Under the Constitution of 1851, the term of the governor began 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.
'' Under the Constitution of 1864, the term of the governor began 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 Monday in November 1864.
The term of the incumbent governor was not affected by the adoption
of this Constitution.

Elected Under the Constitution of 1867
by the People for Four Years.¹⁰

1869-1872. Oden Bowie. Democrat. Born 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, December 4,
1894. Buried at Fairview, Prince George's
County."

1872-1874. William Pinkney Whyte. Democrat.
Born in Baltimore, August 9, 1824, the son of
Joseph White and wife Isabella Pinkney.
Episcopalian. Married (1) Louisa D.
Hollingsworth; (2) Mrs. Mary M. Thomas. Died
in Baltimore, March 17, 1908. Buried in
Greenmount Cemetery, Baltimore.¹²

1874-1876. James Black Groome. Democrat. Born
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. 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 Urquhart.
Resigned March 27, 1885. Died in Paris, France,
April 16, 1898. Buried in Greenmount Cemetery,

"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 incumbent governor was
not affected by the adoption of the Constitution of 1867.
'' 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. Because of a family
business disagreement, Governor Whyte changed the spelling of his
surname to distinguish his branch of the family.