Acts of 1922). The Treasurer is appointed by joint
ballot of both houses at the first regular session of
the legislature in each gubernatorial term of office.

TREASURERS OF THE EASTERN
SHORE

1775 ..................... William Hindman
1777 ...................... James Hindman
1778 ..................... Edward Hindman
1779 ...................... Henry Dickinson
1789 ................... William Richardson
1802 .................... William Chambers
1813 ................... William Richardson
1825 .................... John K. B. Emory
1826 .................. William K. Lambdin
1840 ....................... Perry Robinson
1841 ....................... John H. Harris
1842-1843 .................. Perry Robinson

TREASURERS OF THE WESTERN
SHORE

1775 ................. Thomas Harwood, Jr.
1804 .................... Benjamin Harwood
1826 ..................... George Mackubin
1843 ....................... James S. Owens
1844-1852 ................... Dennis Claude

STATE TREASURERS

1852 ....................... James S. Owens
1854 ........................ Dennis Claude
1860 ...................... Sprigg Harwood
1862 ........................ Robert Fowler
1870 ...................... John Merryman
1872 ....................... John W. Davis
1874 ...................... Bames Compton
1885 ...................... John S. Gittings
1886 ..................... Stevenson Archer
1890 ..................... .Edwin H. Brown
1892 ...................... Spencer C. Jones
1896 .................... Thomas J. Shryock
1900 ..................... Murray Vandiver
1916 ...................... John M. Dennis
1918 .................... William P. Jackson
1920 ...................... John M. Dennis
1935 ...................... Hooper S. Miles
1963 .................. John A. Luetkemeyer
1973 ...................... J. Millard Tawes
1975 ....................... William S. James
1987 ........................ Lucille Maurer

COMPTROLLERS OF THE TREASURY

The office of Comptroller of the Treasury was
created by the Constitution of 1851. Elected by
the citizens of the State, the Comptroller served
for four years (Const. 1851, Art. 6, sec. 1). In
1864 his term was decreased to two years (Const.
1864, Art. 6, sec. 2). By 1867, however, it was in-
creased again to the current four-year term. There
is no limitation on the number of terms he may
serve (Const. 1867, Art. 6, sec. 1).

1852 ................. Philip Francis Thomas
1853 .................... Henry E. Bateman
1854 ............... William Pinkney Whyte
1856 ................ William Henry Pumell
1861 ........................ Dennis Claude
1861 ................. Abram Lingan Jarrett
1862 ................ Samuel Snowden Maffit
1864 ......... Henry Hollyday Goldsborough
1864 ....................... Robert J. Jump
1867 .................... William J. Leonard
1870 ....................... Levin Woolford
1878 .................... Thomas J. Keating
1884 ...................... J. Frank Turner
1888 .................. L. Victor Baughman
1892 ................. Marion deKalb Smith
1896 .................... Robert P. Graham
1898 ............. Phillips Lee Goldsborough
1900 ..................... Joshua W. Hering
1904 .................. Gordon T. Atkinson
1907 ..................... Joshua W. Hering
1910 .................... William B. Clagett
1911 .................... Charles H. Stanley
1912 ................ Emerson C. Harrington
1916 ................... Hugh A. McMullen
1920 ........................ E. Brooke Lee
1922 ................. William S. Gordy, Jr.
1939 ...................... J. Millard Tawes
1947 ........................ James J. Lacy
1950 ...................... J. Millard Tawes
1959- .................... Louis L. Goldstem

ADJUTANTS GENERAL

In response to an Act of Congress, the office of
Adjutant General was created in 1794 (Chapter
53, Acts of 1793). By the Constitution of 1851,
the Adjutant General was appointed by the Gov-
ernor with the advice and consent of the Senate
for a term of six years (Const. 1851, Art. 9, sec.
2). Instead of limiting the term of office, the 1864
Constitution provided that the Adjutant General
serve at the pleasure of the Governor (Const.