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Fifth Convention: July 26, 1775 - August 14, 17751Source:
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
Samuel Chase Thomas Johnson John Hall Ephraim Howard Charles Carroll, barrister Charles Carroll of Carrollton Thomas Dorsey Thomas Tilliard John Dorsey William Paca Rezin Hammond Brice T. B. Worthington Matthias Hammond |
Baltimore County*
Thomas Cockey Deye, dns Charles Ridgely, dns Walter Tolley, Jr. Charles Ridgely, of John Charles Ridgely, of William John Moale Willam Buchanan Benjamin Nicholson John Craddock Jeremiah Townley Chase Thomas Harrison Darby Lux Walter Tolley, dns Robert Alexander James Gittings |
Calvert County
Edward Gantt Samuel Chew Edward Reynolds Benjamin Mackall IV Alexander Somerville |
Caroline County
Nathanial Potter Joshua Clarke Peter Adams Richard Mason William Molleston Benson Stainton John Stevens William Hopper William Richardson Henry Dickinson |
| Cecil County*
John Veazy, Jr. Joseph Gilpin William Ward, dns Stphen Hyland, dns William Rumsey Nathanial Ramsay John D. Thompson Charles Rumsey John Cox Patrick Ewing, dns Peter Lawson Williar Currer |
Charles County*
George Dent, dns Samuel Hanson, dns William Smallwood Josias Hawkins, dns Francis Ware, dns Joseph Hanson Harrison, dns Thomas Stone Daniel Jenifer Robert Townshend Hooe John Dent Samuel Love, dns Thomas Hanson Mitchell, dns Philip Richard Fendall Willam Harrison John Hoskins Stone |
Dorchester County
Robert Goldsborough James Murray Henry Hooper Thomas Ennalls Robert Harrison |
Frederick County
Henry Griffith Charles Beatty Baker Johnson Richard Brooke Jacob Funk John Hanson, Jr. Samuel Beall William Deakins, Jr. Thomas Sprigg Wooton Thomas Cramphin, Jr. Upton Sheredine Joseph Chapline |
| Harford County
Richard Dallam Samuel Durham Thomas Bond Samuel Ashmead Benedict Edward Hall John Beale Howard Francis Holland Benjamin Rumsey Ignatius Wheeler, Jr. James MacComas William Webb |
Kent County
William Ringgold Richard Lloyd Thomas Smyth Joseph Earle Thomas Beddingfield Hands Thomas Ringgold Joseph Nicholson, Jr. |
Prince George's County*
Richard Brooke Josias Beall Robert Tyler John Rogers William Bowie Walter Bowie George Lee Thomas Gantt, Jr. Joshua Beall Osborn Sprigg David Craufurd Joseph Sim Thomas Contee Benjamin Hall, of Francis Luke Marbury, dns Stphen West John Contee Thomas Sim Lee |
Queen Anne's County
Turbett Wright James Tilghman Thomas Wright John Wallace James Hollyday John Brown Richard Tilghman Earle Solomon Wright |
| St. Mary's County*
John Reeder, Jr. Richard Barnes John Allen Thomas Jeremiah Jordan |
Talbot County
Matthew Tilghman, chair James Lloyd Chamberlaine Nicholas Thomas Edward Lloyd William Hindman Richard Tilghman James Benson Francis Baker Peregrine Tilghman |
Somerset County
William Waters Josiah Polk George Dashiell John Steward John Waters Gustavus Scott |
Worcester County
Samuel Handy Peter Chaille Zadock Purnell William Morris |
1. Election results survive for only those counties marked with an asterisk; the lists of delegates for the other counties are based on attendance at the conventions. According to the published proceedings, 141 delegates were present.
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