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Second Convention: November 21, 1774 - November 25, 17741
Third Convention: December 8, 1774 - December 12,1774Source:
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; chair - convention chairman;
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.
| Convention Members | |||
| Anne Arundel County*
John Hall, chair-3 Thomas Johnson Samuel Chase William Paca Matthias Hammond Charles Carroll, barrister Charles Carroll of Carrollton Brice T. B. Worthington Thomas Dorsey John Weems Thomas Sprigg2 Sameul Chew2 Rezin Hammond2 John Hood, Jr.2 |
Baltimore County*
Thomas Cockey Deye Charles Ridgely Walter Tolley, Jr. Benjamin Nicholson Samuel Worthington John Moale John Boyd Willam Buchanan |
Calvert County*
John Weems Alexander Somerville Richard Parran Edward Reynolds Benjamin Mackall IV William Lyles2 |
Caroline County
Henry Dickinson Benedict Brice William Molleston Joshua Clarke |
| Cecil County
John Veazy, Jr. Joseph Gilpin |
Charles County*
Samuel Hanson2 William Smallwood2 Josias Hawkins2 Francis Ware2 Joseph Hanson Harrison2 Thomas Stone Daniel Jenifer John Dent George Dent2 Robert Townshend Hooe2 Samuel Love2 Thomas Hanson Mitchell2 |
Dorchester County
John Dickinson Thomas Ennalls Matthew Brown Josiah Richardson Zachariah Campbell |
Frederick County*
Charles Beatty Henry Griffith Thomas Sprigg Wooton Jacob Funk Evan Thomas2 Richard Brooke Upton Sheredine Baker Johnson2 Thomas Price Joseph Chapline James Smith2 |
| Harford County
Thomas Bond John Love Josias Carvil Hall John Paca Aquila Paca Francis Holland Aquila Hall Amos Garrett Richard Dallam |
Kent County
Thomas Ringgold Joseph Earle |
Prince George's County*
Richard Brooke2 Josias Beall2 Robert Tyler John Rogers Joshua Beall William Bowie Addison Murdock2 Walter Bowie Thomas Gantt, Jr.2 George Lee2 Osborn Sprigg Edward Sprigg David Craufurd |
Queen Anne's County
James Hollyday John Brown Thomas Wright Turbett Wright |
| St. Mary's County
John Allen Thomas Jeremiah Jordan Richard Barnes John DeButts |
Talbot County
Matthew Tilghman, chair-22 Edward Lloyd |
Somerset County
Peter Waters George Dashiell Samuel Wilson Henry Waggaman John Winder Luther Martin |
Worcester County
Peter Chaille William Purnell Samuel Handy Smith Bishop Nehmiah Holland |
1. There is very little extant source material from which to obtain a roster for the Second and Third Conventions. Elections were held in the various counties in late October and early November, 1774, to choose delegates to the Second Convention. The Maryland Gazette reports the results of these elections for Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, and Prince George's counties, but there is no record of the results from the other counties.
Fifty-seven delegates assembled in Annapolis on November 21, 1774, but the only name noted in the proceedings of the Convention is that of Matthew Tilghman, chairman. Because a number of counties were not fully represented, the Second Convention adjourned on November 25, 1774.
On December 8, 1774, eighty-five delegates met in Annapolis, but again the proceedings do not include the names of any men present except John Hall, "in the Chair." The Convention adjourned on December 12, 1774. On December 19, the Baltimore Maryland Journal printed the names of the delegates appearing for the Third Convention. It is unclear from the wording whether the list includes only those men present on December 8, or is a complete roster of all those who appeared at any time during the Convention.
The session list for the Second and Third Conventions has been compiled from these meager sources. An asterisk has been placed after those counties for which election results are known, and all elected delegates were named. It is probable that those men who are listed as attending the Third Convention also represented their county in the Second Convention.
2. These members were not reported in the December 19 issue of the Maryland Journal. They may not have attended any meetings of the Third Convention, or they may simply have been overlooked by the Maryland Journal.
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