SECOND COUNCIL OF SAFETY

January 18, 1776-May 25, 1776

	WESTERN SHORE	Charles Carroll, Barrister	EASTERN SHORE
	Daniel of St. Thomas	John Hall	James Tilghman
	Jenifer, president	Benjamin Rumsey	Thomas Smyth
			Thomas Bedingfield Hands

THIRD COUNCIL OF SAFETY

May 27-July6, 1776

	WESTERN SHORE	Charles Carroll, Barrister	George Plater	Thomas Smyth
	Daniel of St. Thomas	John Hall	EASTERN SHORE	Thomas Bedingfield Hands
	Jenifer, president	Benjamin Rumsey (DNS)	James Tilghman	William Hayward

FOURTH COUNCIL OF SAFETY ^I0

July 6-November 11, 1776

	John Hall	Daniel of St. Thomas	Benjamin Rumsey	Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
	George Plater	Jenifer, president	Thomas Smyth	Nicholas Thomas (A) '
	Charles Carroll, Barrister	Thomas Bedingfield	James Tilghman
		Hands (Dcl)

¹ The members of the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Conventions were elected in September 1775 to serve for a period of
one year. Election results survive for only those counties marked with an asterisk; the lists of delegates for the other
counties are based on attendance at the conventions.

² These delegates attended only the Sixth Convention.

³ These delegates attended only the Sixth and Seventh Conventions.

⁴ These delegates attended only the Sixth and Eighth Conventions.
' These delegates attended only the Seventh Convention.

⁶ These delegates attended only the Seventh and Eighth Conventions.

⁷ Baker was dismissed on December 11, 1775, for a "breach of the continental association" prior to his election.

⁸ The Committee of Claims (upon the Treasury) served essentially the same function as the committees of Accounts and
Claims-Bills of Credit had in the proprietary assemblies.

⁹ The Committee on Manufactories was first appointed during the Sixth Convention "to receive all proposals relative to
the establishment of manufactories." By the Eighth Convention it had become a standing committee.

¹⁰ The proceedings for the Eighth Convention do not designate Western or Eastern Shore representation in its recording
of the election of members to the Fourth Council of Safety.

¹¹ Nicholas Thomas was appointed by the Council of Safety on September 18, 1776.

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