Desk Officers of the Maryland Legislature, 1777-2000
Clerks of the House of Delegates
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
* indicates Special Session
 

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
* indicates Special Session
**indicates that no Assistant Clerk was listed and that the Reading Clerk was substituted

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