List of Governors of Maryland
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| Party | Governors |
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| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| Federalist | 9 |
| Democratic-Republican | 9 |
| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| No Party | 5 |
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| National Republican | 2 |
| American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... |
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| Unionist National Union Party (United States) The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election, held during the Civil War. State Republican parties did not usually change their name.... |
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The following is a list of the Governors of Maryland
Governor of Maryland
The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of Maryland, and he is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and he has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments,...
from independence to the present day. The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and is commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief
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of the state's military forces. He or she is the highest ranking official in the state, and the constitutional powers of Maryland's Governors make them among the most powerful in the United States.
Since the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
, Maryland has had a number of state constitutions that have specified different terms of office and methods of selection of its Governors. Under the constitution of 1776
Maryland Constitution of 1776
The Maryland Constitution of 1778 was the first of four constitutions under which the U.S. state of Maryland has been governed. It was that state's basic law from its adoption in 1776 until the Maryland Constitution of 1851 took effect on July 4th of that year.-Background and drafting:The eighth...
, the Governors were appointed by the legislature to one year terms. An 1838 constitutional amendment allowed the direct election of Governors to three-year terms, although the Governors came from rotating election districts. The terms were lengthened to four years in the 1851 Constitution
Maryland Constitution of 1851
The Maryland Constitution of 1851 was the second constitution of the U.S. state of Maryland following the revolution, replacing the Constitution of 1776. The primary reason for the new constitution was a need to re-apportion Maryland's legislature, the Maryland General Assembly...
and the election districts were abolished in the 1864 version
Maryland Constitution of 1864
The Maryland Constitution of 1864 was the third of the four constitutions which have governed the U.S. state of Maryland. A controversial product of the Civil War and in effect only until 1867, when the state's present constitution was adopted, the 1864 document was short-lived.-Drafting:The 1864...
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List of Governors
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| 1 | Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson (governor) Thomas Johnson was an American jurist with a distinguished political career. He was the first Governor of Maryland, a delegate to the Continental Congress and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.... |
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None | March 21, 1777 | November 12, 1779 | |
| 2 | Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee was an American planter and statesman of Frederick County, Maryland. Although not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation or the US Constitution, he was an important participant in the process of their creation... |
Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... |
November 12, 1779 | November 22, 1782 | ||
| 3 | William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:... |
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None | November 22, 1782 | November 26, 1785 | |
| 4 | William Smallwood William Smallwood William Smallwood was an American planter, soldier and politician from Charles County, Maryland. He served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of major general... |
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None | November 26, 1785 | November 24, 1788 | |
| 5 | John Eager Howard | Federalist | November 24, 1788 | November 14, 1791 | ||
| 6 | George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
None | November 14, 1791 | February 10, 1792 | ||
| James Brice James Brice James Brice was an American planter, lawyer, and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was Governor of Maryland in 1792, and one of the largest land owners on the east coast.... (acting) |
Federalist | February 13, 1792 | April 5, 1792 | |||
| 2 | Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee was an American planter and statesman of Frederick County, Maryland. Although not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation or the US Constitution, he was an important participant in the process of their creation... |
Federalist | April 5, 1792 | November 14, 1794 | ||
| 7 | John Hoskins Stone John Hoskins Stone John Hoskins Stone was an American planter, soldier, and politician from Charles County, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War he led the 1st Maryland Regiment of the Continental Army... |
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Federalist | November 14, 1794 | November 17, 1797 | |
| 8 | John Henry John Henry (senator) John Henry was the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born near Vienna in Dorchester County, Maryland.... |
Democratic-Republican | November 17, 1797 | November 14, 1798 | ||
| 9 | Benjamin Ogle Benjamin Ogle Benjamin Ogle was the ninth Governor of Maryland from 1798 to 1801.-Early life:The Ogle family was quite prominent for many centuries in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, dating from the medieval period. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Benjamin Ogle was the son of former Provincial... |
Federalist | November 14, 1798 | November 10, 1801 | ||
| 10 | John Francis Mercer John Francis Mercer John Francis Mercer was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from Virginia and Maryland. Born in 1759 in Marlborough, Stafford County, Virginia, to John Mercer and Ann Roy Mercer, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1775 and was a delegate for Virginia to the Continental... |
Democratic-Republican | November 10, 1801 | November 13, 1803 | ||
| 11 | Robert Bowie Robert Bowie Robert Bowie served as the 11th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.... |
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Democratic-Republican | November 15, 1803 | November 10, 1806 | |
| 12 | Robert Wright Robert Wright (politician) Robert Wright was an American politician.Wright was born at Narborough, near Chestertown, Maryland, attended the common schools, and the Kent Free School of Chestertown. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1773, and commenced practice in Chestertown... |
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Democratic-Republican | November 12, 1806 | June 9, 1809 | |
| 13 | Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland) Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S... |
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Democratic-Republican | June 9, 1809 | November 16, 1811 | |
| 11 | Robert Bowie Robert Bowie Robert Bowie served as the 11th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States, from 1803 to 1806, and from 1811 to 1812.... |
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Democratic-Republican | November 16, 1811 | November 25, 1812 | |
| 14 | Levin Winder Levin Winder Levin Winder in Baltimore, Maryland.During the Revolutionary War, he was appointed major of the 4th Maryland Regiment, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel at war's end... |
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Federalist | November 25, 1812 | January 2, 1816 | |
| 15 | Charles Carnan Ridgely Charles Carnan Ridgely Charles Carnan Ridgely was born Charles Ridgely Carnan. He is also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton. He served as the 15th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1815 to 1818. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1790 to 1795, and in the Maryland State... |
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Federalist | January 2, 1816 | January 8, 1819 | |
| 16 | Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough served as the 16th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States in 1819.Goldsborough was born at "Hunting Creek", near Cambridge, Maryland, and pursued an academic course. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1784 and began to study law... |
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Federalist | January 8, 1819 | December 20, 1819 | |
| 17 | Samuel Sprigg Samuel Sprigg Samuel Sprigg served as the 17th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1819 to 1822.-Background:... |
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Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
December 20, 1819 | December 16, 1822 | |
| 18 | Samuel Stevens, Jr. Samuel Stevens, Jr. Samuel Stevens, Jr. served as the 18th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1822 to 1826. He intermittently represented Talbot County, Maryland in the House of Delegates from 1807 to 1820.-Biography:... |
Democratic | December 16, 1822 | January 9, 1826 | ||
| 19 | Joseph Kent Joseph Kent Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837... |
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Democratic-Republican | January 9, 1826 | January 15, 1829 | |
| 20 | Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (Governor of Maryland) Daniel Martin served as the 20th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1829 to January 3, 1830, and from January 3, 1831 until his death. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1813, 1815, 1817, 1819, and 1820... |
National Republican National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition... |
January 15, 1829 | January 15, 1830 | ||
| 21 | Thomas King Carroll Thomas King Carroll Thomas King Carroll served as the 21st Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1830 to 1831. He also served as a judge, and in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1816 to 1817.-Biography:... |
Democratic | January 15, 1830 | January 13, 1831 | ||
| 20 | Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (Governor of Maryland) Daniel Martin served as the 20th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1829 to January 3, 1830, and from January 3, 1831 until his death. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1813, 1815, 1817, 1819, and 1820... |
National Republican | January 13, 1831 | July 11, 1831 | ||
| 22 | George Howard George Howard (Governor of Maryland) George Howard was the 22nd Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1831 to 1833. Howard was well known as a fervent anti-Jacksonian during his term in office. He was the only son of a governor to have been elected governor.-Biography:He was born on November 21, 1789, in the... |
National Republican | July 11, 1831 | January 17, 1833 | ||
| 23 | James Thomas James Thomas (Governor of Maryland) James Thomas served as the 23rd Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1833 to 1836. He practiced medicine and served as judge in several courts throughout Maryland, and served in the Maryland State Senate from 1824–1830.-Biography:He was born at "De la Brooke Manor," in... |
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Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
January 17, 1833 | January 14, 1836 | |
| 24 | Thomas W. Veazey |  |
Whig | January 14, 1836 | January 7, 1839 | |
| 25 | William Grason William Grason William Grason served as the 25th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1839 to 1842. Grason also served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1828 to 1829, and as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1852 until 1853... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 7, 1839 | January 3, 1842 | ||
| 26 | Francis Thomas Francis Thomas Francis Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts.-Early life and career:Thomas was born in Frederick... |
Democratic | January 3, 1842 | January 6, 1845 | ||
| 27 | Thomas G. Pratt |  |
Whig | January 6, 1845 | January 3, 1848 | |
| 28 | Philip F. Thomas |  |
Democratic | January 3, 1848 | January 6, 1851 | |
| 29 | Enoch Louis Lowe Enoch Louis Lowe Enoch Louis Lowe served as the 29th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1851 to 1854.-Early life:... |
Democratic | January 6, 1851 | January 11, 1854 | ||
| 30 | Thomas W. Ligon | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 11, 1854 | January 13, 1858 | ||
| 31 | Thomas H. Hicks |  |
American Know Nothing The Know Nothing was a movement by the nativist American political faction of the 1840s and 1850s. It was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants, who were often regarded as hostile to Anglo-Saxon Protestant values and controlled by... ; later Republican |
January 13, 1858 | January 8, 1862 | |
| 32 | Augustus Bradford Augustus Bradford Augustus Williamson Bradford , a Democrat, was the 32nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1862 to 1866. He served as governor during the Civil War and paid a heavy price for his devotion to the Union.-Biography:... |
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Unionist Union (American Civil War) During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty free states and five border slave states. It was opposed by 11 southern slave states that had declared a secession to join together to form the... |
January 8, 1862 | January 10, 1866 | |
| 33 | Thomas Swann Thomas Swann Thomas Swann was an American politician. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore , as the 33rd Governor of Maryland , and as U.S... |
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Democratic | January 10, 1866 | January 13, 1869 | |
| 34 | Oden Bowie Oden Bowie Oden Bowie , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 34th Governor of the State of Maryland in the United States from 1869 to 1872.-Childhood:... |
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Democratic | January 13, 1869 | January 10, 1872 | |
| 35 | William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and... |
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Democratic | January 10, 1872 | March 4, 1874 | |
| 36 | James B. Groome |  |
Democratic | March 4, 1874 | January 12, 1876 | |
| 37 | John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880.-Early life:... |
Democratic | January 12, 1876 | January 14, 1880 | ||
| 38 | William T. Hamilton |  |
Democratic | January 14, 1880 | January 9, 1884 | |
| 39 | Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the House of Representatives from the fourth district of Maryland, as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th Governor of... |
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Democratic | January 9, 1884 | March 27, 1885 | |
| 40 | Henry Lloyd | Democratic | March 27, 1885 | January 11, 1888 | ||
| 41 | Elihu Emory Jackson Elihu Emory Jackson Elihu Emory Jackson , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 41st Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1888 to 1892. He was born in 1837 in Delmar, Maryland and died in 1907 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is buried at the Parsons Cemetery in Salisbury, Maryland... |
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Democratic | January 11, 1888 | January 13, 1892 | |
| 42 | Frank Brown |  |
Democratic | January 13, 1892 | January 8, 1896 | |
| 43 | Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. , a member of the United States Republican Party, was the 43rd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1896 to 1900 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1873 to 1875... |
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Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 8, 1896 | January 10, 1900 | |
| 44 | John Walter Smith John Walter Smith John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions... |
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Democratic | January 10, 1900 | January 13, 1904 | |
| 45 | Edwin Warfield Edwin Warfield Edwin Warfield , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 45th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1904 to 1908.-Early life:... |
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Democratic | January 13, 1904 | January 8, 1908 | |
| 46 | Austin Lane Crothers Austin Lane Crothers Austin Lane Crothers , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 46th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1908 to 1912.-Early life and career:... |
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Democratic | January 8, 1908 | January 10, 1912 | |
| 47 | Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I , was a Republican member of the United States Senate representing State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935... |
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Republican | January 10, 1912 | January 12, 1916 | |
| 48 | Emerson C. Harrington |  |
Democratic | January 12, 1916 | January 14, 1920 | |
| 49 | Albert C. Ritchie |  |
Democratic | January 14, 1920 | January 9, 1935 | |
| 50 | Harry W. Nice |  |
Republican | January 9, 1935 | January 11, 1939 | |
| 51 | Herbert R. O'Conor |  |
Democratic | January 11, 1939 | January 3, 1947 | |
| 52 | William Preston Lane, Jr. William Preston Lane, Jr. William Preston Lane, Jr. was the 52nd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1947 to 1951.-Early life and career:... |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 | January 10, 1951 | ||
| 53 | Theodore R. McKeldin | Republican | January 10, 1951 | January 14, 1959 | ||
| 54 | J. Millard Tawes J. Millard Tawes John Millard Tawes , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 54th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1959 to 1967. He remains the only Marylander to be elected to the three positions of State Treasurer, Comptroller, and Governor.-Early life and family:Tawes was born to... |
Democratic | January 14, 1959 | January 25, 1967 | ||
| 55 | Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... |
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Republican | January 25, 1967 | January 7, 1969 | |
| 56 | Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 56th Governor of Maryland in the United States from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979. He was Maryland's first, and, to date, only Jewish governor.- Early life :... |
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Democratic | January 7, 1969 | January 17, 1979 | |
| Blair Lee III Blair Lee III Blair Lee III was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Secretary of State of Maryland from 1969 to 1971... (acting) |
Democratic | June 4, 1977 | January 15, 1979 | |||
| 57 | Harry R. Hughes |  |
Democratic | January 17, 1979 | January 20, 1987 | |
| 58 | William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the Comptroller of... |
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Democratic | January 20, 1987 | January 18, 1995 | |
| 59 | Parris N. Glendening |  |
Democratic | January 18, 1995 | January 15, 2003 | |
| 60 | Robert L. Ehrlich |  |
Republican | January 15, 2003 | January 17, 2007 | |
| 61 | Martin O'Malley Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61st Governor of Maryland. Previously, he served as the mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.-Early life, education and career:O'Malley... |
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Democratic | January 17, 2007 | Incumbent |
Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional, confederate and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Maryland except where noted.| Name | Gubernatorial term | U.S. Congress United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.... |
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| House United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution... |
Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
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| Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson (governor) Thomas Johnson was an American jurist with a distinguished political career. He was the first Governor of Maryland, a delegate to the Continental Congress and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.... |
1777–1779 | Delegate to the First Continental Congress First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts by the... , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States... |
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| Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee Thomas Sim Lee was an American planter and statesman of Frederick County, Maryland. Although not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation or the US Constitution, he was an important participant in the process of their creation... |
1779–1782 | Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation Congress of the Confederation The Congress of the Confederation or the United States in Congress Assembled was the governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789. It comprised delegates appointed by the legislatures of the states. It was the immediate successor to the Second... |
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| William Paca William Paca William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:... |
1782–1785 | Delegate to the First Continental Congress First Continental Congress The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts by the... |
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| John E. Howard John Eager Howard John Eager Howard was an American soldier and politician from Maryland. He was elected as governor of the state in 1789, and served three one-year terms. He also was elected to the Continental Congress, Congress of the United States and the US Senate. He was born in and died in Baltimore County... |
1788–1791 | S | President pro tempore of the Senate President pro tempore of the United States Senate The President pro tempore is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. The United States Constitution states that the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate and the highest-ranking official of the Senate despite not being a member of the body... |
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| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1791–1792 | Delegate to the Second Continental Congress Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774,... |
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| John Henry John Henry (senator) John Henry was the eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born near Vienna in Dorchester County, Maryland.... |
1797–1798 | S | Delegate to the Second Continental Congress Second Continental Congress The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met briefly during 1774,... , Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation Congress of the Confederation The Congress of the Confederation or the United States in Congress Assembled was the governing body of the United States of America that existed from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789. It comprised delegates appointed by the legislatures of the states. It was the immediate successor to the Second... |
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| John Francis Mercer John Francis Mercer John Francis Mercer was an American lawyer, planter, and politician from Virginia and Maryland. Born in 1759 in Marlborough, Stafford County, Virginia, to John Mercer and Ann Roy Mercer, he graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1775 and was a delegate for Virginia to the Continental... |
1801–1803 | H | ||
| Robert Wright Robert Wright (politician) Robert Wright was an American politician.Wright was born at Narborough, near Chestertown, Maryland, attended the common schools, and the Kent Free School of Chestertown. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1773, and commenced practice in Chestertown... |
1806–1809 | H | S | |
| Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland) Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S... |
1809–1811 | H | S | |
| Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough Charles Goldsborough served as the 16th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States in 1819.Goldsborough was born at "Hunting Creek", near Cambridge, Maryland, and pursued an academic course. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1784 and began to study law... |
1819 | H | ||
| Joseph Kent Joseph Kent Joseph Kent , a Whig, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1833 until his death in 1837... |
1826–1829 | H | S | |
| Francis Thomas Francis Thomas Francis Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts.-Early life and career:Thomas was born in Frederick... |
1842–1845 | H | ||
| Thomas Pratt Thomas Pratt Thomas George Pratt was a lawyer and politician from Annapolis, Maryland. He was the 27th Governor of Maryland from 1845 to 1848 and a U.S. Senator from 1850 to 1857.-Early life and career:... |
1845–1848 | S | ||
| Philip Thomas | 1848–1851 | H | S | U.S. Secretary of the Treasury United States Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United... |
| Thomas W. Ligon Thomas Watkins Ligon Thomas Watkins Ligon , a Democrat, was the 30th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1854 to 1858. He also a member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Maryland's third Congressional district from 1845 until 1849... |
1854–1858 | H | ||
| Thomas H. Hicks Thomas Holliday Hicks Thomas Holliday Hicks was an American politician from Maryland. He served as the 31st Governor of Maryland from 1858 until 1862, and as a U.S... |
1858–1862 | S | ||
| Thomas Swann Thomas Swann Thomas Swann was an American politician. Initially a Know-Nothing, and later a Democrat, he served as mayor of Baltimore , as the 33rd Governor of Maryland , and as U.S... |
1866–1869 | H | ||
| William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte William Pinkney Whyte , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was a politician who served the State of Maryland as a State Delegate, the State Comptroller, a United States Senator, the 35th Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and the State Attorney General.-Early life and... |
1872–1874 | S* | ||
| James B. Groome James Black Groome James Black Groome , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 36th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1874 to 1876... |
1874–1876 | S | ||
| William T. Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton William Thomas Hamilton , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 38th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1880 to 1884... |
1880–1884 | H | S | |
| Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the House of Representatives from the fourth district of Maryland, as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and as the 39th Governor of... |
1884–1885 | H | Ambassador to the Great Qing Empire United States Ambassador to China The United States Ambassador to China is the chief American diplomat to People's Republic of China . The United States has sent diplomatic representatives to China since 1844, when Caleb Cushing, as Commissioner, negotiated the Treaty of Wanghia. Commissioners represented the United States in... (China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... ), Ambassador to Mexico United States Ambassador to Mexico The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Mexico since 1823, when Andrew Jackson was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to that country. Jackson declined the appointment, however, and Joel R. Poinsett became the first U.S. envoy to Mexico in 1825. The rank... , Ambassador to France United States Ambassador to France This article is about the United States Ambassador to France. There has been a United States Ambassador to France since the American Revolution. The United States sent its first envoys to France in 1776, towards the end of the four-centuries-old Bourbon dynasty... * |
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| Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr. , a member of the United States Republican Party, was the 43rd Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1896 to 1900 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1873 to 1875... |
1896–1900 | H | ||
| John Walter Smith John Walter Smith John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions... |
1900–1904 | H | S | |
| Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough Phillips Lee Goldsborough I , was a Republican member of the United States Senate representing State of Maryland from 1929 to 1935... |
1912–1916 | S | ||
| Herbert O'Conor Herbert O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor , a Democrat, was the 51st Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953.... |
1939–1947 | S* | ||
| Spiro Agnew Spiro Agnew Spiro Theodore Agnew was the 39th Vice President of the United States , serving under President Richard Nixon, and the 55th Governor of Maryland... |
1967–1969 | Vice President of the United States Vice President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term... * |
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| Robert Ehrlich Robert Ehrlich Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections... |
2003–2007 | H |
Living former governors
, four former governors were alive, the oldest being Marvin MandelMarvin Mandel
Marvin Mandel , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 56th Governor of Maryland in the United States from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979. He was Maryland's first, and, to date, only Jewish governor.- Early life :...
(1969–1979, born 1920). The most recent governor to die was William Donald Schaefer
William Donald Schaefer
William Donald Schaefer was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor of Baltimore from 1971 to 1987, the 58th Governor of Maryland from January 21, 1987 to January 18, 1995, and the Comptroller of...
(1987–1995), on April 18, 2011.
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| Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 56th Governor of Maryland in the United States from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979. He was Maryland's first, and, to date, only Jewish governor.- Early life :... |
1969–1979 | April 19, 1920 (age 91) |
| Harry Hughes Harry Hughes Harry Roe Hughes , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 57th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987.-Early life and family:... |
1979–1987 | November 13, 1926 (age 85) |
| Parris Glendening Parris Glendening Parris Nelson Glendening , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995 to January 15, 2003... |
1995–2003 | June 11, 1942 (age 69) |
| Robert Ehrlich Robert Ehrlich Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 60th Governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007. A Republican, he became governor after defeating Democratic opponent Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a member of the Kennedy family, 51% to 48% in the 2002 elections... |
2003–2007 | November 25, 1957 (age 54) |