Maryland General Assembly, 1659/60

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Proprietary Assembly of 1659/60

First Session: February 28, 1659/60 - March 14, 1659/60¹
Source:
Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, Vols. 1&2. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1979, 1985.

a - appointed; c- Council; d - died; dcl - declined; dns - did not serve; ds - dismissed; e - elected; ev - election voided;

pres - president of the Senate; pres p. t. - president pro tem of the Senate; psa - post-session appointment; psd - post-session death;

psr - post-session resignation; r - resigned; s - Sheriff. The designation connotes a legislator's disqualificaiton from sitting before or during the numbered session or convention of the Assemby because he chose to accept the office of sheriff; spkr - speaker of the House; spkr p.t. - speaker pro tem of the House; sw - Special Writ. A personal summons issued by the governor for attendance at an assembly.

Richard Ewen Speaker of the Lower House

Upper House
Philip Calvert Thomas Gerard John Price Luke Barber	Robert Clarke Baker Brooke Nathaniel Utie Edward Lloyd

Lower House
Anne Arundel County Richard Ewen, spkr Thomas Howell Richard Woolman William Burgess William Fuller Thomas Taillor Robert Clarkson	Baltimore County Samuel Goldsmith George Goldsmith Godfrey Bayley Francis Stockett	Calvert County William Parker Sampson Waring Richard Preston, dns² Michael Brooke	Charles County John Hatch Robert Henley Zachary Wade John Jenkins
Kent County Joseph Wickes Thomas Hynson Henry Morgan John Russell	St. Mary's County³ Robert Slye William Barton, ev William Evans, ev, e James Langworth, ev, e Luke Gardiner, e

1. Before this Assembly ended, Gov. Josias Fendall, Nathaniel Utie, and Thomas Gerard joined with members of the Lower House in a rebellion against Lord Baltimore's government in an effort to reestablish a commonwealth.

2. On a trip to England, he did not attend this Assembly.

3. For unexplained reasons Barton, Evans, and Langworth were ruled unduly elected. The subsequent election returned Evans and Langworth, but replaced Barton with Gardiner.

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Proprietary Assembly of 1659/60