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First Session: October 19, 1778 - December 15, 17781
Second Session: March 2, 1779 - March 25, 17792
Third Session: July 15, 1779 - August 15, 17793Source:
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; 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.
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| George Plater
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, pres Charles Carroll, barrister Charles Carroll of Carrollton Thomas Stone Brice T. B. Worthington Thomas Contee, dns, r-1 Charles Grahame, dns, d-3 Thomas Jennings, r-3 Richard Barnes, e-1 Andrew Buchanan, e-3, dcl Joseph Sim, e-3 Upton Sheredine, e-3, dns |
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr. Robert Goldsborough Turbett Wright, dns, r-1 Samuel Wilson William Hindman William Paca, e-2
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| House of Delegates | |||
| Annapolis
Allen Quynn John Brice, r-3 Samuel Chase, e-3 |
Anne Arundel County
Nicholas Worthington John Hall Nicholas Maccubbin, Jr. Henry Ridgely |
Baltimore Town
John Smith Jeremiah Townley Chase |
Baltimore County
Thomas Cockey Deye John Stevenson Charles Ridgely, Sr. Rezin Hammond |
| Calvert County
William Fitzhugh, spkr Edward Reynolds Samuel Chew John Mackall IV, ds-14 Thomas Mackall |
Caroline County
Richard Mason William Keene Benson Stainton Matthew Driver, dns, ds-15 Nathanial Potter, e-1 |
Cecil County
John Veazy John Ward Archibald Job James Evans |
Charles County
Warren Dent Joseph Hanson Harrison Samuel Hanson, Jr. John Digges |
| Dorchester County
John Smoot John Henry, Jr., dns Thomas Firmin Eccleston James Woolford |
Frederick County
John Hanson Adam Fisher William Murdock Beall John Ross Key |
Harford County
Henry Wilson, Jr. James McComas, ds-1, 16 William Bond, of Joshua Benjamin Bradford Norris |
Kent County
Peregrine Lethrbury Richard Gresham James Lloyd John Lambert Wilmer |
| Montgomery County
William Bayly Thomas Cramphin, Jr. Richard Crabb Edward Burgess |
Prince George's County
Josiah Beall Thomas Gantt, Jr. Walter Bowie Jeremiah Magurder |
Queen Anne's County
William Bruff John Brown Richard Bennett Carmichael James Bordley |
St. Mary's County
Athanasius Ford Nicholas Lewis Sewell John Allen Thomas John Mackall |
| Somerset County
Thomas Maddux Josiah Polk Henry Jackson William Strawbridge |
Talbot County
Robert Goldsborough IV Howes Goldsborough Thomas Sherwood, r-1 John Stevens, ev-17 John Gibson, e-17 William Goldsborough, e-2 |
Washington County
Joseph Sprigg John Barnes Samuel Hughes Henry Schnebeley |
Worcester County
Peter Chaille Thomas Purnell, of John Oughten Sturgis Josiah Mitchell |
1. The governor convened the General Assembly on October 19, 1778. Recorded
proceedings for the Senate begin on October 29, and for the House on October
26.
2. The governor convened the General Assembly on March 2, 1779. Recorded
proceedings for both the Senate and the House begin on March 9.
3. The governor convened the General Assembly on July 15, 1779. Recorded
proceedings for the Senate begin on July 20, and for the House on July
22.
4. Mackall was discharged on October 28, 1778, because he was not a
resident of Calvert County at the time of his election.
5. According to information supplied by the sitting members from Caroline
County, Matthew Driver "desired the people not to elect him, for that he
was a field officer and would not resign his commission, and consequently
could not serve them." Driver was discharged on October 28, 1778.
6. The House determined that James McComas was ineligible for a seat
because he had not resigned his colonel's commission until the third day
of the election. He was discharged on October 30, 1778, but was reelected
and returned on November 25.
7. John Stevens was declared illegally elected on November 7, 1778,
because of improper procedures by the sheriff. According to information
given by John Gibson, the sheriff had "struck out the names of several
voters who voted for the said Gibson," and "permitted a number of persons
to vote . . . who had not taken the (prescribed) oath." The House ordered
the sheriff to erase the name of John Stevens from his election return
and insert the name of John Gibson.
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