Acknowledgments

It is always a happy occasion to compose this segment of a book because the text is complete and
we can now acknowledge those individuals and institutions that helped to make it possible. First
and foremost, George R. Lewis, former secretary of the Department of General Services, J. Max
Millstone, the present secretary, and Robin J. Zee, director of the Office of Central Services,
unfailingly gave us their support. The same is true of the Hall of Records Commission, under the
chairmanship of Robert C. Murphy, chief judge of the Court of Appeals, which not only en-
dorsed our proceeding with the two volumes that follow but also strongly recommended that we
seek funding to continue the biographical study of Maryland legislators whose service began after
1789.

The major portion of funds for the biographical research came from the National Endow-
ment for the Humanities, although the Maryland Bicentennial Commission did provide a grant to
compile & Directory of Mary land Legislators, 1635-1789 and supplied a most generous subsidy
for this publication.

Money is critical for an undertaking of this magnitude, but the expertise of scholars and friends
is also essential. Several individuals gave freely of their time and knowledge to advise us as the
project developed. Russell R. Menard, an authority on the early history of the Chesapeake Bay
region, contributed significantly by researching many of the biographies of the legislators who
served before 1715. Lois Green Carr, historian for the St. Mary's City Commission, granted us
access to extensive biographical files on legislators who served from that county, and members of
her staff helped us sift through the wealth of information the commission has collected. Both
Morris L. Radoff, archivist emeritus of the Hall of Records, and Jack P. Greene, Andrew Mellon
Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University, gave advice and encouragement J. Randall
Miller assembled a preliminary draft of many of the session lists. David A. Bohmer and Allan
Kulikoff shared the results of their research on different aspects of Maryland history, and Jackson
Turner Main loaned his notes on late-eighteenth-century legislators. We also benefited from the
insight of Marian Schallcross, Margaret Cook, and the late Louise Hienton, all extraordinarily
knowledgeable on the history of Prince George's County, and Evelyn Parran Mackall, an
authority on Calvert County. Carol Van Voorst assisted us with those clergy who either served in
or were related to men who sat in the General Assembly. We are indebted to Michael J. Milton,
assistant attorney general, for legal advice rendered to the project. A note of special appreciation
and commendation must also be extended to William Jabine II and his staff artist, Helen Stone,
from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, for preparing the maps depicting legislative
districts.

Except for the front matter, this book was keyboarded on an in-house text-editing system.
This minicomputer was to prove indispensable. It furnished a reviseable data base for
future editions, reduced the cost of composition, and enabled last-minute changes to be made
easily. Use of such a device requires an expert "Tessy" (the acronym for "Text Editing System
Operator"), and we were fortunate to have several who are adept at inputting and correcting.
Donna McDonald, Fran Reilly, and their supervisor, Stephanie Tooles, deserve special recog-