Archives of Maryland
Historical List
Senate, Eastern Shore (1777-1837)

Source: Edward C. Papenfuse, et al., Archives of Maryland, Historical List,
new series, Vol. 1. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1990.
Eward 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.

1777, October-December Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Turbutt Wright
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman

1778, March-April Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Turbutt Wright
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman

1778, June Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Turbutt Wright
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman

1778, October-December Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Turbutt Wright, dns, r
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman
William Paca, e

1779, March Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman
William Paca

1779, July-August Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough
Samuel Wilson
William Hindman
William Paca

1779, November-December Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr., dns
Robert Goldsborough
Samuel Wilson, dns, r
William Hindman
William Paca
William Hemsley, e

1780, March-May Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr., dns
Robert Goldsborough
William Hindman
William Paca, r
William Hemsley
John Henry, e, dns

1780, June-July Session
Matthew Tilghman, pres
Joseph Nicholson, Jr., dns
Robert Goldsborough
William Hindman
William Hemsley
John Henry, dns

1780-1781, October-February Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough, dns
William Hindman
William Hemsley
John Henry

1781, May-June Session
Matthew Tilghman
Joseph Nicholson, Jr.
Robert Goldsborough, dns
William Hindman
William Hemsley
John Henry

1781-1782, November-January Session
Matthew Tilghman
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough
William Hindman
Josiah Polk
Edward Lloyd

1782, April-June Session
Matthew Tilghman
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough
William Hindman
Josiah Polk
Edward Lloyd

1782-1783, November-January Session
Matthew Tilghman, pres
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough
William Hindman
Josiah Polk, dns
Edward Lloyd

1783, April-June Session
Matthew Tilghman, pres
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough, r
William Hindman
Josiah Polk, dns
Edward Lloyd

1783, April-June Session
Matthew Tilghman, pres
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough, r
William Hindman
Josiah Polk, dns
Edward Lloyd

1783, November-December Session
Matthew Tilghman, dns, r
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough, e, dns
William Hindman
Josiah Polk, dns
Edward Lloyd
John Cadwalader, e, dcl
William Perry, e

1784-1785, November-January Session
John Henry
Robert Goldsborough, dcl
William Hindman
Josiah Polk, dns, d
Edward Lloyd
William Perry
William Hemsley, e, dcl
George Gale, e
James Lloyd, e, dns

1785-1786, November-March Session
John Henry
William Hindman, dns
Edward Lloyd
William Perry
George Gale
James Lloyd

1786-1787, November-January Session
John Henry
Edward Lloyd
William Hemsley
William Paca, dcl
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman, e

1787, April-May Session
John Henry
Edward Lloyd
William Hemsley
William Paca, dcl
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman

1787, November-December Session
John Henry
Edward Lloyd
William Hemsley
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman

1788, May Session
John Henry
Edward Lloyd
William Hemsley
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman

1788, November-December Session
John Henry
Edward Lloyd, r
William Hemsley, dns
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman
Nicholas Hammond, e

1789, November-December Session
John Henry, dns
William Hemsley, dns
William Perry
George Gale
Peregrine Tilghman
Nicholas Hammond

1790
George Gale
Nicholas Hammond
William Hemsley
John Henry
William Perry
Peregrine Tilghman, dns

1791
Charles Goldsborough, e
William Hindman
James Hollyday
Edward Lloyd
William Perry
Gustavus Scott, r
William Tilghman

1792, April Special Session
Charles Goldsborough
William Hindman
James Hollyday
Edward Lloyd
William Perry, dns
William Tilghman

1792
Charles Goldsborough
William Hindman
James Hollyday
Edward Lloyd
William Perry, pres
William Tilghman

1793
Charles Goldsborough
Nicholas Hammond, e, dcl
William Hindman, r
James Hollyday
Edward Lloyd, dns
William Perry, pres
William Tilghman
William Winder, e

1794
Charles Goldsborough
James Hollyday, dns
Edward Lloyd, dns
William Perry, pres
Matthew Tilghman, e
William Tilghman, r
William Winder

1795
Charles Goldsborough
James Hollyday, dns
Edward Lloyd, dns
William Perry, pres
Matthew Tilghman
William Winder

1796
Littleton Dennis
Nicholas Hammond, dns
James Hollyday
James Lloyd, r
Robert Mulligan, e, dns
William Perry, pres
John S. Purnell

1797
Littleton Dennis
Nicholas Hammond
James Hollyday, dns
Robert Mulligan
William Perry, pres
John S. Purnell

1798
Littleton Dennis
Nicholas Hammond, dns
William Hindman, e
James Hollyday
Robert Mulligan
William Perry, pres, d
John S. Purnell

1799
Littleton Dennis
Charles Goldsborough, e
Nicholas Hammond
William Hemsley, Jr., e
William Hindman
James Hollyday, dns
Robert Mulligan, r
John S. Purnell, d

1800
Littleton Dennis
Charles Goldsborough
Nicholas Hammond, r
William Hemsley, Jr.
William Hindman
James Hollyday
Philip Thomas, e

1801
James Brown
William Hayward
Henry Hollingsworth
James Houston, e
William Polk, dns
William Whitely
Robert Wright, r

1802
James Brown
Thomas Simpson Fossett, e
William Hayward
Henry Hollingsworth
James Houston
William Polk, dns, r
William Whitely

1803
James Brown
Thomas Simpson Fossett
William Hayward, dns
Henry Hollingsworth, d
James Houston
John Partridge, e
William Whitely

1804
James Brown
Thomas Simpson Fossett
William Hayward
James Houston
John Partridge
William Whitely

1805
James Brown
Thomas Simpson Fossett, r
William Hayward
James Houston
John Partridge, pres p.t.
William Whitely
Thomas Williams, e

1806
Mark Benton, dcl
James Brown, e, dcl
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey, e
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell, dns
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1807
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey, pres
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1808
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1809, June Special Session
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey, pres p.t.
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1809
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey, pres, pres p.t.
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1810
Jacob Gibson
Stephen Lowrey
John Partridge
Zadock Purnell, dns
William Whitely
Thomas Williams

1811
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd
John Williams

1812, June Special Session
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd
John Williams

1812
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd
John Williams

1813, May Special Session
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd
John Williams

1813
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd
John Williams

1814
James Brown
Solomon Frazier, r, e
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
Edward Lloyd, r
James Nabb, e
John Williams

1815
James Brown
Solomon Frazier
Frederick Holbrook
William Hollingsworth
James Nabb
John Williams

1816
Levin Gale
Henry Hollyday
William Hughlett
George W. Jackson
Joseph E. Muse
William Spencer, pres

1817
William Carmichael, e
Levin Gale
Henry Hollyday
William Hughlett
George W. Jackson
Joseph E. Muse, dns, r
Stephen Purnell, e, dcl
William Spencer, pres

1818
William Carmichael
Levin Gale
Henry Hollyday
William Hughlett
George W. Jackson
William Spencer, pres

1819
William Carmichael, pres p.t.
Levin Gale
Henry Hollyday
William Hughlett
George W. Jackson, dns
William Spencer, pres

1820
William Carmichael
Levin Gale
Henry Hollyday
William Hughlett
George W. Jackson
William Spencer, pres

1821
Ezekiel Forman Chambers
Solomon Dickinson
William C. Miller
Robert Orrell
William Quinton
William R. Stuart, pres

1822
Ezekiel Forman Chambers
Solomon Dickinson
William C. Miller
Robert Orrell
William Quinton
William R. Stuart, pres

1823
Ezekiel Forman Chambers
Solomon Dickinson
William C. Miller
Robert Orrell
William Quinton
William R. Stuart, pres

1824
Ezekiel Forman Chambers
Solomon Dickinson
William C. Miller
Robert Orrell
William Quinton
William R. Stuart, pres

1825
Ezekiel Forman Chambers, r
Solomon Dickinson
Thomas Emory, e
William C. Miller
Robert Orrell
William Quinton
William R. Stuart, pres

1826
Littleton P. Dennis
Kensey Harrison
Edward Lloyd, pres
John T. Rees
Irving Spence
William Whitely

1827
Littleton P. Dennis
Kensey Harrison, pres p.t.
Edward Lloyd
John T. Rees
Irving Spence
William Whitely

1828
Littleton P. Dennis
Kensey Harrison
Edward Lloyd
John T. Rees
Irving Spence
William Whitely

1829
Littleton P. Dennis
Kensey Harrison
Edward Lloyd
John T. Rees
Irving Spence
William Whitely

1830
Littleton P. Dennis
Kensey Harrison
Edward Lloyd, dns
John T. Rees
Irving Spence
William Whitely

1831
Littleton P. Dennis
Thomas Emory
William Hughlett
Samuel G. Osborn
Henry Page
George Reid

1832
Littleton P. Dennis
Thomas Emory
John C. Groome, e
William Hughlett, pres p.t.
Samuel G. Osborn
Henry Page
George Reid, r

1833
Littleton P. Dennis, r
Thomas Emory
John C. Groome
William Hughlett
Samuel G. Osborn
Henry Page
Henry P. C. Wilson, e

1834
Thomas Emory
John C. Groome
William Hughlett
Samuel G. Osborn
Henry Page
Henry P. C. Wilson

1835
Thomas Emory
John C. Groome
William Hughlett, pres p.t.
Samuel G. Osborn
Henry Page
Henry P. C. Wilson

1836, May Special Session
Thomas Emory
John C. Groome
William Hughlett
Samuel G. Osborn, dns
Henry Page
Henry P. C. Wilson

1836
Thomas King Carroll, dcl
Joseph S. Cottman, e
William T. Goldsborough
Edward N. Hambleton
William U. Purnell
James B. Ricaud, pres p.t.
Thomas Wright, of Thomas

1837
Joseph S. Cottman
William T. Goldsborough
Edward N. Hambleton
William U. Purnell
James B. Ricaud, pres p.t.
Thomas Wright, of Thomas