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Convention: May 9, 1749 - May 11, 1749
First Session: May 24, 1749 - June 24, 1749
Second Session: May 8, 1750 - June 2, 1750
Third Session: May 15, 1751 - June 8, 1751Source:
Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List, new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990.
Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, Vols. 1&2. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State
Archives, 1985.a - appointed; c - Council (Upper House); 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 - suspended; spkr - speaker of the House; spkr p.t. - speaker pro tem of the House;
(D) - Democrat; (R) - Republican.
| Upper House | |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Tasker, pres
George Plater Edmund Jennings Charles Hammond Samuel Chamberlaine Philip Thomas |
Daniel Dulanay
Edward Lloyd Benjamin Young Benjamin Tasker, Jr., dns Richard Lee Benedict Calvert |
| Lower House | |||
| Annapolis
Robert Gordan Walter Dulanay, ds-2, e-21 |
Anne Arundel County
Philip Hammond, spkr Thomas Worthington Charles Carroll Stephen Bordley |
Baltimore County
George Buchanan, d-2 John Paca Thomas Sheredine, s-3 Darby Lux, d-3 William Smith, e-2 John Matthews, e-3 Walter Tolley, e-3, ds-3 Thomas Franklin, e-32 |
Calvert County
James John Mackall James Heighe Benjamin Mackall, Jr. Benson Bond, d-3 Thomas Reynolds, e-3 |
| Cecil County3
Benjamin Pearce, ev-1 Peter Bayard, ev-1 John Baldwin, ev-1 Richard Thompson, ev-1 Thomas Colvill, e-2 Nicholas Hyland, e-2 Henry Baker, e-2 James Baxter, e-2 |
Charles County
John Stoddert Bayne Smallwood Jonathan Willson Arthur Lee |
Dorchester County
Henry Hooper Philemon Lecompte Daniel Sulivane Henry Travers |
Frederick County
Henry Wright Crabb Joseph Chapline Daniel Dulany, Jr., ev-14 John Smith Prather4 |
| Kent County
Matthias Harris Richard Lloyd Simon Wilmer Nicholas Smith |
Prince George's County
Turner Wooton Edward Sprigg John Addison William Murdock |
Queen Anne's County
Edward Tilghman, ds-21 William Hopper Thomas Wilkinson Nathanial Wright, e-2, dns, ds-25 John Tillotson, e-3 |
St. Mary's County6
Zachariah Bond, ev-1, e-2 Abraham Barnes, ev-1, e-2 James Mills, ev-1, e-2 Philip Key, ev-1, e-2 |
| Somerset County
Robert King Robert Jenkins Henry Isaac Handy Henry Waggaman |
Talbot County
John Goldsborough Nicholas Goldsborough Robert Lloyd Edward Oldham |
Worcester County
Thomas Robins John Selby John Scarborough John Henry |
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1. Dulany and Tilghman were discharged from the Lower House on May 9, 1750—Dulany for accepting the office of deputy commissary of Anne Arundel County, and Tilghman for accepting the office of keeper of the rent rolls for the Eastern Shore. Dulany was subsequently reelected to the Lower House, and took his seat on May 16, 1750.
2. Tolley was discharged from the Lower House on June 1, 1751, for serving as an inspector of tobacco. Thomas Franklin, who had received the second highest number of votes cast, was declared the duly elected delegate and took his seat on June 4, 1751.
3. Upon petition of various freeholders of Cecil County, the Lower House decided on June 6, 1749, that the election for delegates from Cecil County was not a free election, and was therefore null and void. A new election was called for, at which four different delegates were returned.
4. Upon the petition of Prather, complaining of an illegal election and return by the sheriff of Frederick County, the Lower House determined on June 8, 1749, that Dulany had not been properly elected. Prather was declared the winner, and took his seat on June 9, 1749.
5. Wright, who was elected to replace Edward Tilghman, was disqualified from serving on June 1, 1750, because he continuted to act as inspector of tobacco after his election.
The election of the St. Mary's County delegation was declared null and void on June 10, 1749, because of the illegal conduct of the sheriff, Robert Chesley. All delegates were subsequently reelected and returned on May 8, 1750.
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