Steinberg and wife Julia Levenson. Jewish.
Married Anita Akman. Attorney. Resident of
Baltimore County when elected.

GOVERNORS' COUNCILS, 1777-1838

The Constitution of 1776 (Art. 26) provided
that both houses of the Legislature elect, by joint
ballot, five men to be "the Council to the Gover-
nor." This was an advisory body of considerable
influence. It was also provided that on the death,
removal, or incapacity of the governor the first
named of the Council should become governor
and proceed to the calling of a special session of
the Legislature for the election of a new governor.
The Council was abolished by constitutional
amendment in 1838 (Chapter 197, sec. 13, Acts of
1836; Chapter 84, Acts of 1837).

Mar. 1777. Charles Can-oil, Sr. (declined), Josiah
Polk, John Rogers, Edward Lloyd, John Contee
(declined), Thomas Sim Lee (elected vice
Carroll, March 26, 1777), James Brice (elected
vice Contee, April 16, 1777, declined), Joseph
Sim (elected vice, Brice, April 19, 1777).

Nov. 1777. Thomas Sim Lee, Joseph Sim
(declined), Edward Lloyd, John Rogers
(declined), Josiah Polk (declined), James Brice
(elected vice Sim, November 25, 1777), William
Hemsley (elected vice Rogers, November 25,
1777, declined), Daniel Carroll (elected vice
Polk, November 25, 1777), James Hindman
(elected vice Hemsley, December 23, 1777).

Nov. 1778. Thomas Sim Lee, James Brice, Daniel
Carroll, Edward Lloyd, James Hindman.

Nov. 1779. John H. Stone, Jeremiah Townley
Chase, James Brice, Daniel Carroll, John Brice.

Nov. 1780. Daniel Carroll, James Brice, John H.
Stone, Jeremiah Townley Chase, Samuel
Turbutt Wright.

Nov. 1781. John Stone, Jeremiah Townley Chase,
James Brice, Samuel Turbutt Wright, Benjamin
Stoddert.

Nov. 1782. Benjamin Stoddert, Gabriel Duvall,
Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice, John H.
Stone.

Nov. 1783. Jeremiah Townley Chase (resigned),
Gabriel Duvall (resigned), John H. Stone,
James Brice (resigned), Benjamin Ogle
(resigned), John Davidson (elected vice Chase,
January 5, 1784), Charles Wallace (elected vice

Brice, January 5, 1784), James Brice (elected
vice Duvall, July 29, 1784, declined), Aquila
Paca (elected vice Brice, August 4, 1784),
Samuel Turbutt Wright (elected vice Ogle,
April 3, 1784).

Nov. 1784. Charles Wallace, Aquila Paca, John
Davidson, John H. Stone, Samuel Turbutt
Wright.

Nov. 1785. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James
Brice, Gabriel Duvall (resigned), John Kilty,
Samuel Turbutt Wright, William Paca (elected
vice Duvall, April 27, 1786).

Dec. 1786. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James Brice,
James Hindman, John Kilty, John Davidson.

Nov. 1787. Jeremiah Townley Chase, James
Brice, John Kilty, John Davidson, Benjamin
Harrison.

Nov. 1788. James Brice, John Davidson, William
Hindman, Josias C. Hall, John Kilty.

Nov. 1789. John Kilty, James Brice, John
Davidson, William Hindman, Randolph B.
Latimer.

Nov. 1790. Henry Ridgely, Randolph B. Latimer,
John Davidson, William Hindman, John Kilty.

Nov. 1791. James Brice, Henry Ridgely,
Randolph B. Latimer (declined), John H.
Stone, John Davidson, Uriah Forrest (elected
vice Latimer, December 31, 1791).

Nov. 1792. James Brice, John Kilty, Henry
Ridgely, John Davidson, William Pinkney.

Nov. 1793. William Pinkney, John Davidson,
James Brice, John Kilty (declined). Henry
Ridgely, Christopher Richmond (elected vice
Kilty, November 23, 1793).

Nov. 1794. William Pinkney, John Davidson,
James Brice, Henry Ridgely, William Kilty.

Nov. 1795. James Brice, Henry Ridgely, John
Davidson, William Kilty, James Thomas.

Nov. 1796. William Kilty, James Thomas, John
Davidson, James Brice, John Johnson.

Nov. 1797. John Davidson, James Thomas,
Jonathan R. Wilmer, Arthur Shaafif, John
Johnson.

Nov. 1798. Arthur Shaaff, John Davidson, James
Brice, James Thomas, Jonathan R. Wilmer.