List of delegates to the Maryland Constitutional Convention (1776)
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The final session of the revolutionary Annapolis Convention in 1776 served as Maryland
's first constitutional convention. They drafted a declaration of rights and a constitution for the state. This List of Delegates reports the men who made up the convention, and the counties or towns they represented. Delegates were:
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...
's first constitutional convention. They drafted a declaration of rights and a constitution for the state. This List of Delegates reports the men who made up the convention, and the counties or towns they represented. Delegates were:
| Name | County Represented |
|---|---|
| John Archer | Harford County Harford County, Maryland Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:... |
| Richard Barnes | St. Mary's County |
| William Bayly, Jr. | Frederick County Frederick County, Maryland Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385.... |
| Samuel Beall | Frederick County |
| Smith Bishop | Worcester County Worcester County, Maryland -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*82.0% White*13.6% Black*0.3% Native American*1.1% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.3% Other races*3.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
| Jacob Bond | Harford County |
| Walter Bowie Walter Bowie Walter Bowie was an American politician.-Biography:Born in Mattaponi, near Nottingham, Prince George's County, Maryland, Bowie attended Reverend John Eversfield's School near Nottingham, the common schools in Annapolis, and Craddock’s School near Baltimore... |
Prince George's County Prince George's County, Maryland Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation.... |
| Benjamin Brevard | Cecil County Cecil County, Maryland Cecil County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is part of the Delaware Valley. It was named for Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore , who was the first Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1632 until his death in 1675. The county seat is Elkton. The newspaper... |
| William Bruff | Queen Anne's County Queen Anne's County, Maryland Queen Anne's County is a county located on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 47,798. Its county seat and most populous municipality is Centreville. The census-designated place of Stevensville is the county's most populous place... |
| Charles Carroll | Anne Arundel County Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state... |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland... |
Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is... |
| Peter Chaille | Worcester County |
| James Lloyd Chamberlaine | Talbot County Talbot County, Maryland -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*81.4% White*12.8% Black*0.2% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.6% Two or more races*2.7% Other races*5.5% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
| Jeremiah Townley Chase Jeremiah Chase Jeremiah Townley Chase was an American lawyer and jurist from Annapolis, Maryland. He served as a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1783 and 1784, and for many years was chief justice of the state’s court of appeals.-Early life :Chase was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Richard... |
Baltimore Town |
| Samuel Chase Samuel Chase Samuel Chase was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and earlier was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland. Early in life, Chase was a "firebrand" states-righter and revolutionary... |
Anne Arundel County |
| Thomas Cockey Deye | Baltimore County Baltimore County, Maryland Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland... |
| John Dent | Charles County Charles County, Maryland Charles County is a county in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Maryland.As of 2010, the population was 146,551. Its county seat is La Plata. This county was named for Charles Calvert , third Baron Baltimore.... |
| Henry Dickinson | Caroline County Caroline County, Maryland Caroline County is a wholly rural county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by Queen Anne's County to the north, Talbot County to the west, Dorchester County to the south, Kent County, Delaware, to the east, and Sussex County, Delaware, to the southeast. As... |
| Joseph Earle | Kent County Kent County, Maryland Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, on its Eastern Shore. It was named for the county of Kent in England. Its county seat is Chestertown. In 2010, the county population was 20,197... |
| Christopher Edelen | Frederick County |
| Pollard Edmondson | Talbot County |
| John Ennalls | Dorchester County Dorchester County, Maryland Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland on its Eastern Shore. It is bordered by the Choptank River to the north, Talbot County to the northwest, Caroline County to the northeast, Wicomico County to the southeast, Sussex County, Delaware, to the east, and the Chesapeake... |
| Joseph Ennalls | Dorchester County |
| Patrick Ewing | Cecil County |
| Ignatius Fenwick | St. Mary's County |
| Adam Fischer | Frederick County |
| William Fitzhugh | Calvert County Calvert County, Maryland Calvert County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It occupies the Calvert Peninsula which is bordered on the east by the Chesapeake Bay and on the west by the Patuxent River. Calvert County is part of the Southern Maryland region. Calvert County's residents are among the highest... |
| John Gibson | Talbot County |
| Joseph Gilpin | Cecil County |
| Robert Goldsborough Robert Goldsborough Robert Goldsborough was an American lawyer and statesman from Maryland. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.... |
Dorchester County |
| Charles Grahame | Calvert County |
| Benjamin Hall | Prince George's County |
| John Hall John Hall (Maryland) John Hall was an American lawyer from Annapolis, Maryland. During the American Revolution he was a member of the council of safety, a delegate to the Maryland convention in 1775, and Maryland delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775.-External links:... |
Anne Arundel County |
| Samuel Handy | Worcester County |
| Rezin Hammond | Anne Arundel County |
| Robert Townshend Hooe | Charles County |
| William Horsey | Somerset County Somerset County, Maryland -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*53.5% White*42.3% Black*0.3% Native American*0.7% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*1.7% Two or more races*1.5% Other races*3.3% Hispanic or Latino -2000:... |
| Samuel Hughes | Frederick County |
| 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.... |
Caroline County |
| Jeremiah Jordan | St. Mary's County |
| James Kent | Queen Anne's County |
| 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... |
Prince George's County |
| John Love | Harford County |
| Henry Lowes | Somerset County |
| Benjamin Mackall IV Benjamin Mackall IV Benjamin Mackall IV was an American planter, lawyer, and jurist from Calvert County, Maryland. He served as a justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1778 until 1806.... |
Calvert County |
| John MacKall | Calvert County |
| Luke Marbury | Prince George's County |
| Richard Mason | Caroline County |
| Josiah E. Mitchell | Worcester County |
| James Murray | Dorchester County |
| 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:... |
Annapolis |
| John Parnham | Charles County |
| 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... |
St. Mary's County |
| Nathaniel Potter | Caroline County |
| John Purnell Robins | Worcester County |
| William Richardson | Caroline County |
| Charles Ridgely | Baltimore County |
| Thomas Ringgold | Kent County |
| William Ringgold | Kent County |
| Henry Schnebeley | Frederick County |
| George Scott | Somerset County |
| Gustavus Scott Gustavus Scott Gustavus Scott was a lawyer and public official from Maryland.Scott was born at “Westwood” in Prince William County, Virginia. He went with his brother to Scotland in 1765 and studied at King’s College in Aberdeen. He entered the Middle Temple in London, England, in 1767, and completed his law... |
Somerset County |
| Thomas Semmens | Charles County |
| Peter Shepherd | Baltimore County |
| Upton Sheredine | Frederick County |
| David Shriver | Frederick County |
| David Smith | Cecil County |
| John Smith | Baltimore Town |
| Thomas Smyth | Kent County |
| John Stevenson | Baltimore County |
| Osborn Sprigg | Prince George's County |
| John Stull | Frederick County |
| Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.-Early life:... , Chairman |
Talbot County |
| Elisha Williams | Frederick County |
| Jonathan Willson | Frederick County |
| Henry Wilson, Jr. | Harford County |
| Thomas Sprigg Wootton Thomas Sprigg Wootton Dr. Thomas Sprigg Wootton a member of the Maryland Constitutional Convention, was the founder of Montgomery County, Maryland, by introducing a bill in the Maryland General Assembly on September 6, 1776 to divide Frederick into three counties---Frederick, Montgomery, and Washington. These were the... |
Frederick County |
| Brice T.B. Worthington | Anne Arundel County |
| Solomon Wright | Queen Anne's County |
| Turbutt Wright Turbutt Wright Turbutt Wright was an American planter and political leader from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress sessions of 1782.... |
Queen Anne's County |