Archives of Maryland
Historical List
Convention to Ratify the Federal Constitution, April 21-29, 1788

Sources:
Arthur O'Brien, Challenge to Consensus: Social, Political and Economic Implications of Maryland Sectionalism, 1776-1789, Wisconsin, Ph.D., 1979.
Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List, new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990, p. 344.
Bernard C. Steiner, "Maryland's Adoption," The American Historical Review, Vol. V, p. 42.

Members and Opponents of the Convention of Maryland Which Ratified the Federal Constitution
George Plater, President
William Harwood, Secretary
Members County/City Opponents
 
Annapolis City
  
Nicholas Carroll (1750/51-1812)
Alexander Contee Hanson (1749-1806)		   None
 
Anne Arundel County
  
Jeremiah Townley Chase (1748-1828)
Samuel Chase (1741-1811)
Benjamin Harrison (ca. 1754-1825)
John Francis Mercer (1759-1821)		   Charles Carroll of Carrollton
James Carroll
Brice Worthington
John Hall
 
Baltimore County
  
Edward Cockey (1731-ca. 1795)
Nathan Cromwell (1731-1813)
Charles Ridgely (1733-1790)
Charles Ridgely of William (?-1810)		   Henry D. Gough
James Gittings
John E. Howard
John Craddock
 
Baltimore Town
  
John Coulter (1751-1823)
James McHenry (ca. 1752-1816)		   Samuel Sterrett
David M'Mechan
 
Calvert County
  
John Chesley, Jr. (?-1805)
Charles Grahame
Walter Smith (1747-1804)
Joseph Wilkinson (1753-1820)		   None
 
Caroline County
  
Matthew Driver (1740-1798)
Peter Edmondson (ca. 1753-1819)
Joseph Richardson (?-1814)
William Richardson (1735-1825)		   None
 
Cecil County
  
Samuel Evans (?-1798)
Joseph Gilpin (ca. 1727-1790)
James Gordon Heron (1749-1809)
Henry Hollingsworth (1737-1803)		   None
 
Charles County
  
Gustavus Richard Brown (1747-1804)
John Parnham (ca. 1748-1813)
Michael Jenifer Stone (1747-1812)
Zephaniah Turner (1737-1794)		   None
 
Dorchester County
  
Robert Goldsborough, Sr. (1733-1788) (Did not serve)
Nicholas Hammond (1758-1830)
James Shaw (ca. 1747-ca. 1795)
Daniel Sulivane (1745/46-1799)		   None
 
Frederick County
  
Abraham Faw (1747-1828)
Thomas Johnson (1732-1819)
Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819)
Richard Potts (1753-1808)		   None
 
Harford County
  
John Love (ca. 1730-1793)
Luther Martin (1748-1826)
William Paca (1740-1799)
William Pinkney (1764-1822)		   R. Rumsey
Aquila Hall
John Archer
B.E. Hall
 
Kent County
  
William Granger (ca. 1749-1791)
Isaac Perkins (1743-1791)
William Tilghman (1756-1827)
Donaldson Yeates (1729/30-1796)		   None
 
Montgomery County
  
Thomas Cramphin, Jr. (ca. 1740-ca. 1831)
William Deakins, Jr. (ca. 1744-1798)
Benjamin Edwards (1753-1826)
Richard Thomas (ca. 1728-1806)		   Edward Burgess
Lawrence O'Neal
William Holmes
Henry Griffith
 
Prince George's County
  
Fielder Bowie (ca. 1745-1794)
George Digges (ca. 1742-1792)
Benjamin Hall, of Francis (?-1803)
Osborn Sprigg (ca. 1741-1815)		   None
 
Queen Anne's County
  
William Hemsley (1736/37-1812)
James Hollyday (1758-1807)
John Seney (ca. 1733-1795)
James Tilghman III (1743-1809)		   None
 
St. Mary's County
  
Richard Barnes (?-1804)
Charles Chilton (?-1824)
George Plater (1735-1792)
Nicholas Lewis Sewell (ca. 1721-1800)		   None
 
Somerset County
  
George Gale (1756-1815)
John Gale (1753-1813)
John Stewart (?-ca. 1794)
Henry Waggaman (1753-1809)		   None
 
Talbot County
  
Jeremiah Banning (1733-1798)
Robert Goldsborough IV (1740-1798)
Edward Lloyd (1744-1796)
John Stevens (ca. 1735-1794)		   None
 
Washington County
  
Moses Rawlings (1745-1809)
Henry Shryock (ca. 1736-1814)
Thomas Sprigg (ca. 1747-1809)
John Stull (1733-1791)		   Jacob Cellers
Jacob Funk
Col. Andrew Bruce
Col. Norman Bruce
 
Worcester County
  
Peter Chaille (?-1802)
John Done (ca. 1747-1831)
James Martin (ca. 1738-1810)
William Morris (?-1799)		   None