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Frankville, Garrett County, January 22, 1876.
Buried in St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Cemetery, Petersville, Frederick County.

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 Ken-; (2) Clintonia (Weight) May. Died
in Baltimore, October 2, 1890. Buried in Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton.

1851-1854. Enoch Louis Lowe. Democrat. Born
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.
Bom 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 Kell. 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.
Bom 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 Sheriock;
(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. 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.
Bom 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.

1874-1876. James Black Groome. Democrat.
Bom in Cecil County, April 4, 1838, the son of
Col. John Charles Groome and wife Elizabeth

 

'Under the Constitution of 1851, the term of the governor began on the second Wednesday in lanuary 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.

'"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.



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