Dec. 1816. William Potter, Henry H. Chapman,
Richard Frisby, James Shaw, William H. Ward.

Dec. 1817. Daniel Murray, John Stoops, John E.
Howard, Jr., Henry A. Callis, Arnold E. Jones.

Dec. 1818, John E. Howard, Jr., Henry H.
Chapman, Henry A. Callis, Arnold E. Jones,
John Stoops.

Dec. 1819. James Nabb, James Butcher, Grafton
Duvall, John Stephen, Thomas H. Wilkinson.

Dec. 1820. John Stephen, Thomas H. Wilkinson,
Grafton Duvall, James Butcher, James Nabb.

Dec. 1821. Israel D. Maulsby, James Butcher,
Thomas H. Wilkinson, Nicholas Brewer, James
Nabb.

Dec. 1822. Thomas Emory, Joshua Prideaux,
Philemon Chew, Israel D. Maulsby, Nicholas
Brewer.

Dec. 1823. Thomas Emory, Joshua Prideaux,
Philemon Chew, Robert H. Archer, Nicholas
Brewer.

Dec. 1824. Philemon Chew, Thomas Emory,
Robert H. Archer, Joseph Gabby, Joshua
Prideaux.

Jan. 1826. Joseph Gabby, William Steuart, Robert
H. Archer, James Roberts (dead when elected),
Daniel Martin, John N. Steele (elected vice
Roberts January 3, 1826).

Jan. 1827. Joseph Gabby, William Steuart, Daniel
Martin, Otho Scott, Arnold E. Jones.

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

Jan. 1829. Thomas Davis, Rezin Estep, Luke
Tiernan (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.
Worthington, Samuel Turner, Henry Page,
William Potter.

Jan. 1832. William Potter, ThDmas C. Worthington,
Samuel Turner, George W. Purnell, Robert W.
Bowie.

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Jan. 1833. Samuel Turner, Thomas C.
Worthington, 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.
Washington, Nathaniel F. Williams, John S.
Martin, Gwinn Harris.

Jan. 1836. Gwinn Harris, John McKenny, William
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 MeKenny, Thomas
Holliday Hicks.

SECRETARIES OF STATE

In 1838 the office of Secretary of State was created
by constitutional amendment to replace the Gover-
nor'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 Gover-
nor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Since
the Constitution of 1864 (Art. 2, sec. 23), the
Secretary of State's term has been concurrent with
that of the appointing Governor (Const. 1867, Art.
2, secs. 22, 23).

1838 .............................. JohnC.Groome
1838 ............................. JohnH.Culbreth
1838 ......................... Joseph H. Nicholson
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 ................................ NathanielCox
1857 ............................ Jonathan Pinkney

"Acting secretary of state January 4-February 1, 1842.
²'Ad interim secretary of state March 2-8, 1844.