Clerks of the House of Delegates | Service Dates by Legislative Session | County of Residence |
G. Duvall | 1777 | |
J. Duckett | 1779 | |
F. Green | 1780, 1781 | |
William Harwood | 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1792*, 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 | |
John Bowie Duckett | 1804 | |
John Brewer | 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808, 1809, 1809*, 1810, 1811 | |
Upton Reid | 1812, 1812*, 1813, 1813*, 1814 | |
Louis Gassaway | 1815, 1816, 1817 | |
John Brewer | 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826 | |
Gideon Pearce | 1827, 1828, 1829 | |
George G. Brewer | 1830, 1831, 1832 | |
Louis Gassaway | 1833 | |
George G. Brewer | 1834, 1835, 1836, 1836*, 1836*, 1837, 1838 | |
John Nelson Watkins | 1839 | Anne Arundel County |
George G. Brewer | 1840 | |
John Nelson Watkins | 1841, 1841*, 1842 | Anne Arundel County |
George G. Brewer | 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 | Anne Arundel County |
John Nelson Watkins | 1852 | Anne Arundel County |
Joseph J. Stewart, Jr. | 1853* | Baltimore City |
William A. Stewart | 1854 | |
Thomas H. Kent, of Joseph | 1856 | Baltimore City |
Vaughn Smith | 1858 | Somerset County |
Milton Y. Kidd | 1860 | Cecil County |
T. Snowden Thomas | 1861, 1861*, 1861*, 1861*, 1861*, 1862 | |
Dr. William R. Cole | 1864, 1866, 1866*, 1867 | Baltimore City |
Milton Y. Kidd | 1868, 1870, 1872, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880 | Cecil County |
Joseph B. Seth | 1882 | Talbot County |
Thomas H. Moore | 1884 | Baltimore County |
E. B. Prettyman | 1886 | Montgomery County |
Carlton Shafer | 1888, 1890, 1892 | Frederick County |
Dr. Benjamin L. Smith | 1894 | Dorchester County |
Martin M. Higgins | 1896 | Talbot County |
Zebedee Householder | 1898 | Baltimore County |
Dr. Benjamin L. Smith | 1900, 1901, 1901*, 1902, 1902*, 1904 | Dorchester County |
William A. Percy | 1906 | Dorchester County |
Albert J. Almoney | 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1917* | Montgomery County |
John J. Robinson | 1918 | Allegany County |
Albert J. Almoney | 1920, 1920*, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930*, 1931, 1933 | Allegany County |
John J. Nowakoski | 1933*, 1935, 1936*, 1936*, 1937, 1937*, 1939 | Baltimore City |
Frank F. J. Daily | 1941 | Baltimore City |
Daniel J. Lyons | 1943 | |
John A. Menton | 1944*, 1945, 1945*, 1946*, 1947, 1947*, 1948* | Baltimore City |
F. Byrne Austin | 1949, 1949* | |
Raymond H. Miller | 1950, 1950*, 1950*, 1951 | |
Clement R. Mercaldo | 1952, 1953, 1954 | |
George W. Owings, Jr. | 1955, 1956, 1956*, 1957, 1959 | |
James P. Mause | 1960, 1961, 1961*, 1962, 1962*, 1962*, 1963, 1964, 1964*, 1964*, 1965, 1965*, 1966, 1966*, 1967, 1967*, 1968, 1969, 1969*, 1969*, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1973*, 1973*, 1974, 1975, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1978 | |
Jacqueline Spell | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1982*, 1983, 1983*, 1984, 1985, 1985*, 1985*, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991* | |
Mary Monahan | 1992, 1992*, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Desk Officers of the Maryland Legislature, 1777-2000
Assistant Clerks of the House of Delegates
Assistant Clerks of the House of Delegates | Service Dates by Legislative Session | County of Residence |
Allen Bowie Duckett | 1794, 1795 | |
John Bowie Duckett | 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800 | |
George Howard | 1801, 1802, 1803 | |
John Golder | 1804 | |
John Sanders | 1805, 1806, 1807 | |
William Sanders Green | 1808, 1809, 1809* | |
John S. Skinner | 1810, 1811 | |
Gideon Pearce | 1812, 1812*, 1813, 1813*, 1814 | |
John Stevens, Jr. | 1816, 1817 | |
John R. Pitt | 1818, 1820 | |
John S. Purnell | 1821 | |
Richard Bennett | 1822 | |
William P. Johns | 1823 | |
Gideon Pearce | 1824, 1825, 1826 | |
George G. Brewer | 1827, 1827 | |
James M. Shellman | 1829 | |
James H. Milbourne | 1830, 1831 | |
Gordon H. Handy | 1832 | |
George W. Sharp | 1833 | |
Eli Duvall | 1834, 1835, 1836, 1836*, 1836*, 1837, 1838 | |
Henry K. Long | 1839 | |
Eli Duvall | 1840 | |
Peter Webb | 1841, 1841*, 1842, 1843 | Talbot County |
Benjamin E. Gantt | 1844 | |
Eli Duvall | 1845, 1846, 1847 | |
Alexander Hamilton Gambrill | 1849 | |
Joseph J. Stewart | 1852 | Baltimore City |
J. J. Grindell | 1853* | Baltimore City |
Alexander Hamilton Gambrill | 1854 | Baltimore City |
William H. Duncan** | 1856 | Frederick County |
James W. Clayton** | 1858 | Cecil County |
John S. Mills** | 1860 | Calvert County |
James P. Milnor** | 1861, 1861*, 1861*, 1861*, 1861* | |
John H. Shaw** | 1864 | Allegany County |
Thomas H. Moore** | 1867, 1868, 1870, 1872 | Baltimore County |
Dr. William H. Cole** | 1874, 1876, 1878, 1880 | |
John W. Baughman** | 1882 | Frederick County |
Dr. William H. Cole** | 1884 | Baltimore City |
Philip L. Moore** | 1886 | Baltimore County |
Walter R. Townsend** | 1888, 1890, 1892 | Baltimore County |
William S. Merrick** | 1894 | Talbot County |
Charles L. Wilson** | 1896 | Baltimore City |
Albert E. Ohr** | 1898 | Baltimore City |
Walter Townsend** | 1900, 1901*, 1902, 1902* | Baltimore County |
Humphrey D. Wolf** | 1904 | Howard County |
John T. Burch** | 1906 | Prince George's County |
Humphrey D. Wolf** | 1908 | Howard County |
John R. Sullivan | 1910 | Anne Arundel County |
A. M. Wood | 1912 | Frederick County |
William E. Hauver | 1914 | Frederick County |
Stevenson A. Smith** | 1916 | Harford County |
Gustavus B. Timanus** | 1918 | Prince George's County |
Leo S. Echle** | 1920, 1920* | Baltimore City |
Clarence Wolf** | 1922, 1924 | Baltimore City |
Lewis F. Abell | 1927, 1929, 1930*, 1931, 1933, 1933* | St. Mary's County |
Robert J. Batterden** | 1935 | Baltimore City |
Raymond Miller | 1937, 1937*, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944* | Washington County |
J. William Graham | 1945, 1945* | Anne Arundel County |
Elizabeth Reese | 1947, 1947*, 1948*, 1949, 1949*, 1950, 1950*, 1950*, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1956*, 1957, 1958, 1958*, 1958*, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1961*, 1962, 1962*, 1962*, 1963, 1964, 1964*, 1964* 1965, 1965*, 1966, 1966* | |
Mary E. Atwell | 1967, 1967*, 1968 | |
Jacqueline Spell | 1969, 1969*, 1969*, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1973*, 1973*, 1974, 1975, 1975*, 1976, 1977, 1978 | |
Margery S. LaMar | 1979, 1980 | |
Brenda C. Ward | 1981, 1982, 1982*, 1983, 1983*, 1984, 1985, 1985*, 1985*, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1991*, 1991*, 1992, 1992*, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Sources:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE OF DELEGATES (Test Book) MSA S 976
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENATE (Test Book) MSA S 979
Journals of Proceedings of the Maryland House of Delegates
Journals of Proceedings of the Maryland Senate
Archives
of Maryland, Maryland Manuals