QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

JUDICIAL BRANCH

SHERIFFS


Appointed by Governor to 1-year terms:
1709-1710 Richard Tilghman
1711-1713 Philemon Hemsley

1719 Edward Wright

1724-1727 William Hemsley
1728-1730 Edward Wright
1730-1733 James Earle, Jr.

1736-1739 Robert Norrest Wright
1739-1741 Edward Tilghman

1745-1748 H. James Hollyday
1748-1751 Henry Hollyday
1751-1754 Thomas Harris
1754-1757 William Hopper

1759 Jonathan Nichols
1760-1763 James Nicholson, Jr.

1773-1775 Philemon Downes

Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (Constitution of 1776, sec. 42):
1777-1779 William Wright
1779-1782 Joshua Seney
1782-1785
1785-1788 James O'Bryon
1788-1791 Jonathan Seney
1791-1794 Thomas O'Bryan
1794-1797 Philemon C. Blake (R)
1797-1800 James Clayland
1800 Henry Costin
1800-1803 James Roe Prall (R)
1803-1804 Solomon Scott (R)
1804-1805 William Pitt Ridgeway (R)
1806-1809 Philemon C. Blake (R)
1809-1812 William Pitt Ridgeway (R)
1812-1815 Robert Oldson (R)
1815-1818 Richard Moffett (R)
1818-1821 Nathan Belton (D)
1821-1824 John S. Blake
1824-1827 Thomas Roberts
1827-1830 William Robinson
1830-1833 Thomas Ashcom
1833-1834 Thomas Sudler
1834-1835 Thomas H. Ford
1835-1838
1838-1841 Samuel S. Robinson

1843-1844 Andrew Johnson (W) (died 1844)
1844-1845 Thomas Sutton (D)
1846-1848 Joel Thomas
1848-1851 Stephen J. Bradley (W)

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (Constitution of 1851, Art. IV, sec. 20):
1851-1853 James T. Perkins
1853-1855 James E. Dillon (W)
1855-1857 Alfred A. Duhamel (KN)
1857-1859 Edward Sudler (D)
1859-1861 John R. Story (D)
1861-1863 George T. Burgess (U)
1863-1865 William T. Ford

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (Constitution of 1864, Art. IV, sec. 49):
1865-1867 Mr. Satterfield (D)

Elected by Voters to 2-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. IV, sec. 44):
1867-1869 John R. Costin (D)
1869-1871 William E. Temple (D)
1871-1873
1873-1875 Thomas C. Bailey (D)
1875-1877 James H. Straughn (D)
1877-1879 Thomas B. Turner (D)
1879-1881 William J. Gillispie
1881-1883 T. H. Plummer (D)
1883-1885 Thomas Sudler (D)
1885-1887 R. H. Smith (D)
1887-1889
1889-1891
1891-1893
1893-1895 James E. Marshall
1895-1897 James L. Woolleyhand
1897-1899 George M. Vansant
1899-1901 James E. Meredith
1901-1903 William S. Delahay (D)
1903-1905 George A. Whitely (D)
1905-1907 Alfred C. Merchant
1907-1909 George A. Whitely (D)
1909-1911 William S. Delahay (D)
1911-1913 George W. Legg (D)
1913-1915 Sanford E. Spry
1915-1917 James W. Yeates
1917-1919 Sanford E. Spry
1919-1921 James W. Yeates
1921-1923 Sanford E. Spry
1923-1926 T. Frank Seward

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. XVII; added by Chapter 227, Acts of 1922, ratified Nov. 7, 1922):
1926-1930 Frank Y. Whitely
1930-1934 J. Elmer Anthony
1934-1938 T. Herbert Everett
1938-1942 Edward Earl Coursey (D)
1942-1946 Louis B. Perkins (D)

Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Constitution of 1867, Art. IV, sec. 44, amended by Chapter 786, Acts of 1945, ratified Nov. 5, 1946):
1946-1950 Oscar W. Tarr
1950-1954 Frank Y. Whiteley
1954-1958 Alexis Butler
1958-1962 Frank Y. Whiteley
1962-1966 Joseph S. Quimby, Sr.
1966-1978 George B. Sharp
1978-1982 Walter E. Clough
1982-1990 Melville L. Sewell
1990-2006 Charles F. Crossley, Jr. (R)
2006- R. Gery Hofmann III (R)

Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies
Maryland Departments
Maryland Independent Agencies
Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, & Advisory Boards
Maryland Universities & Colleges
Maryland Counties
Maryland Municipalities
Maryland at a Glance


Maryland Manual On-Line

Search the Manual
e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov


This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.


Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!


[ Archives' Home Page  ||  Maryland Manual On-Line  ||  Reference & Research
||  Search the Archives   ||  Education & Outreach  ||  Archives of Maryland Online ]

Governor     General Assembly    Judiciary     Maryland.Gov

© Copyright March 14, 2022 Maryland State Archives