List of Governors of Maryland

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The following is a list of all Governors of Maryland.

See Governor of Maryland for more information on the office.

Contents 1 Colonial Period 1.1 Proprietary Governors 1.2 Leader of the Protestant Associators 1.3 Royal Governors 1.4 Governors of Restored Proprietary Government 2 Governors under Statehood 2.1 Governors Elected by the Legislature under the Maryland Constitution of 1776 2.2 Governors Elected by the People under the Constitutional Amendments of 1838 2.3 Governors Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1851 2.4 Governor Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1864 2.5 Governors Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1867 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Colonial Period

[edit] Proprietary Governors

1. Leonard Calvert, 1634–1647
2. Thomas Greene, 1647–1649
3. William Stone, 1649–1655
4. Josias Fendall, 1656–1660
5. Phillip Calvert, 1660
6. Charles Calvert, 1661–1675
7. Jesse Wharton, 1675–1680
8. William Joseph, 1680–1689

[edit] Leader of the Protestant Associators

1. John Coode, 1689–1690
2. Nehemiah Blakiston, 1691–1692

[edit] Royal Governors

1. Sir Lionel Copley, 1692–1693
2. Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1693–1694
3. Sir Edmund Andros, 1693
4. Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, 1693–1694
5. Sir Edmund Andros, 1694
6. Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1694
7. Sir Francis Nicholson, 1694–1699
8. Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston, 1699–1702
9. Thomas Tench, 1702–1704
10. Colonel John Seymour, 1704–1709
11. Major General Edward Lloyd, 1709–1714
12. John Hart, 1714–1715

[edit] Governors of Restored Proprietary Government

1. John Hart, 1715 - 1720
2. Thomas Brooke, 1720
3. Charles Calvert, 1721 - 1727
4. Benedict Leonard Calvert, 1727 - 1731
5. Samuel Ogle, 1731 - 1732
6. Charles Calvert, 1732 - 1733
7. Samuel Ogle, 1733 - 1742
8. Thomas Bladen, 1742 - 1746/47
9. Samuel Ogle, 1746/47 - 1752
10. Benjamin Tasker, 1752 - 1753
11. Horatio Sharpe, 1753 - 1769
12. Robert Eden, 1769 - 1776

[edit] Governors under Statehood

[edit] Governors Elected by the Legislature under the Maryland Constitution of 1776

#	Name	Picture	Party	Term
1	Thomas Johnson		None	March 21, 1777–November 12, 1779
2	Thomas Sim Lee		None	November 12, 1779–November 22, 1782
3	William Paca		None	November 22, 1782–November 26, 1785
4	William Smallwood		None	November 26, 1785–November 24, 1788
5	John Eager Howard		Federalist	November 24, 1788–November 14, 1791
6	George Plater		None	November 14, 1791–February 13, 1792
7	James Brice (acting)		Federalist	February 13, 1792–April 5, 1792
8	Thomas Sim Lee		Federalist	April 5, 1792–November 14, 1794
9	John Hoskins Stone		Federalist	November 14, 1794–November 17, 1797
10	John Henry		Democratic-Republican	November 17, 1797–November 14, 1798
11	Benjamin Ogle		Federalist	November 14, 1798–November 10, 1801
12	John Francis Mercer		Democratic-Republican	November 10, 1801–November 13, 1803
13	Robert Bowie		Democratic-Republican	November 15, 1803–November 10, 1806
14	Robert Wright		Democratic-Republican	November 12, 1806–June 9, 1809
15	Edward Lloyd		Democratic-Republican	June 9, 1809–November 16, 1811
16	Robert Bowie		Democratic-Republican	November 16, 1811–November 25, 1812
17	Levin Winder		Federalist	November 25, 1812–January 2, 1816
18	Charles Carnan Ridgely		Federalist	January 2, 1816–January 8, 1819
19	Charles Goldsborough		Federalist	January 8, 1819–December 20, 1819
20	Samuel Sprigg		Democratic	December 20, 1819–December 16, 1822
21	Samuel Stevens, Jr.		Democratic	December 16, 1822–January 9, 1826
22	Joseph Kent		Democratic-Republican	January 9, 1826–January 15, 1829
23	Daniel Martin		National Republican	January 15, 1829–January 15, 1830
24	Thomas King Carroll		Democratic	January 15, 1830–January 13, 1831
25	Daniel Martin		National Republican	January 13, 1831–July 11, 1831
26	George Howard		National Republican	July 11, 1831–January 17, 1833
27	James Thomas		Whig	January 17, 1833–January 14, 1836
28	Thomas W. Veazey		Whig	January 14, 1836–January 7, 1839

[edit] Governors Elected by the People under the Constitutional Amendments of 1838

#	Name	Picture	Party	Term
1	William Grason		Democratic	January 7, 1839–January 3, 1842
2	Francis Thomas		Democratic	January 3, 1842–January 6, 1845
3	Thomas G. Pratt		Whig	January 6, 1845–January 3, 1848
4	Phillip F. Thomas		Democratic	January 3, 1848–January 6, 1851
5	Enoch Louis Lowe		Democratic	January 6, 1851–January 11, 1854

[edit] Governors Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1851

#	Name	Picture	Party	Term
1	Thomas W. Ligon		Democratic	January 11, 1854–January 13, 1858
2	Thomas H. Hicks		American; later Republican	January 13, 1858–January 8, 1862
3	Augustus Bradford		Unionist	January 8, 1862–January 10, 1866

[edit] Governor Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1864

#	Name	Picture	Party	Term
1	Thomas Swann		Democratic	January 10, 1866–January 13, 1869

[edit] Governors Elected by the People under the Maryland Constitution of 1867

#	Name	Picture	Party	Term
1	Oden Bowie		Democratic	January 13, 1869–January 10, 1872
2	William Pinkney Whyte		Democratic	January 10, 1872–March 4, 1874
3	James B. Groome		Democratic	March 4, 1874–January 12, 1876
4	John Lee Carroll		Democratic	January 12, 1876–January 14, 1880
5	William T. Hamilton		Democratic	January 14, 1880–January 9, 1884
6	Robert Milligan McLane		Democratic	January 9, 1884–March 27, 1885
7	Henry Lloyd		Democratic	March 27, 1885–January 11, 1888
8	Elihu Emory Jackson		Democratic	January 11, 1888–January 13, 1892
9	Frank Brown		Democratic	January 13, 1892–January 8, 1896
10	Lloyd Lowndes, Jr.		Republican	January 8, 1896–January 10, 1900
11	John Walter Smith		Democratic	January 10, 1900–January 13, 1904
12	Edwin Warfield		Democratic	January 13, 1904–January 8, 1908
13	Austin Lane Crothers		Democratic	January 8, 1908–January 10, 1912
14	Phillips Lee Goldsborough		Republican	January 10, 1912–January 12, 1916
15	Emerson C. Harrington		Democratic	January 12, 1916–January 14, 1920
16	Albert C. Ritchie		Democratic	January 14, 1920–January 9, 1935
17	Harry W. Nice		Republican	January 9, 1935–January 11, 1939
18	Herbert R. O'Conor		Democratic	January 11, 1939–January 3, 1947
19	William Preston Lane, Jr.		Democratic	January 3, 1947–January 10, 1951
20	Theodore R. McKeldin		Republican	January 10, 1951–January 14, 1959
21	J. Millard Tawes		Democratic	January 14, 1959–January 25, 1967
22	Spiro Agnew		Republican	January 25, 1967–January 7, 1969
23	Marvin Mandel[1]		Democratic	January 7, 1969–January 17, 1979
24	Harry R. Hughes		Democratic	January 17, 1979–January 20, 1987
25	William Donald Schaefer		Democratic	January 20, 1987–January 18, 1995
26	Parris N. Glendening		Democratic	January 18, 1995–January 15, 2003
27	Robert L. Ehrlich		Republican	January 15, 2003–January 17, 2007
28	Martin O'Malley		Democratic	January 17, 2007–present

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Blair Lee III served as acting governor from June 4, 1977–January 15, 1979 in place of Marvin Mandel. Mandel didn't resign; he bestowed his powers & duties on Lee until further notice. Mandel rescinded his decision in 1979, shortly before the expiration of his second term.

[edit] References

• Archives of Maryland, Historical List, Governors of Maryland, 1634–present.

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