Maryland General Assembly, 1661

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First Session: April 17, 1661 - May 2, 1661
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 Preston Speaker of the Lower House

Upper House
Henry Coursey, secretary Robert Clarke Baker Brooke	Edward Lloyd John Bateman

Lower House
Anne Arundel County John Brewer Samuel Chew	Baltimore County Thomas Stockett, dns George Utie	Calvert County Richard Preston, spkr Thomas Manning Richard Smith Thomas Trueman	Charles County Henry Adams Joseph Harrison
Kent County Thomas Stagwell William Leeds	St. Mary's County William Evans Luke Gardiner Thomas Mathews William Barton

1. Excused from attendance.

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