Secretary of State of Maryland
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The Secretary of State
of Maryland
is charged with the administrative and record-keeping functions of the State Government
of the U.S. state
of Maryland
. The Secretary of State also holds custody of the Seal of Maryland
. Unlike in many states, the Secretary of State is not an elective office, but is appointed by the Governor.
Secretary of State (U.S. state government)
Secretary of State is an official in the state governments of 47 of the 50 states of the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and other U.S. possessions. In Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, this official is called the Secretary of the Commonwealth...
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...
is charged with the administrative and record-keeping functions of the State Government
Government of Maryland
The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution. The United States is a federation; consequently, the government of Maryland, like the other 49 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. The Secretary of State also holds custody of the Seal of Maryland
Seal of Maryland
The Great Seal of the State of Maryland is the official government emblem of the State of Maryland in the United States. Its official service is to authenticate acts by the Maryland General Assembly, but it is also used for display purposes at most state buildings...
. Unlike in many states, the Secretary of State is not an elective office, but is appointed by the Governor.
List of Secretaries of State
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| John Charles Groome | 1838 |
| John H. Culbreth | 1838 |
| Joseph Hopper Nicholson II | 1838–1839 |
| Cornelius McLean | 1839–1840 |
| James Murray | 1840–1841 |
| Thomas Wright, III | 1841–1842 |
| Henry Hobbs | 1842 |
| John Carroll LeGrand John Carroll LeGrand John Carroll LeGrand was an American politician and jurist who served as chief judge of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Maryland, the Court of Appeals, and as Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates.... |
1842–1844 |
| John N. Watkins | 1844 |
| John N. Watkins | 1844–1845 |
| William T. Wootton | 1845–1848 |
| Richard C. Hollyday | 1848–1849 |
| John N. Watkins | 1849–1851 |
| Thomas H. O'Neal | 1851–1853 |
| John Randolph Quinn | 1853–1854 |
| Nathaniel Cox | 1854–1857 |
| Jonathan Pinkney | 1857–1858 |
| James R. Partridge | 1858–1861 |
| Grayson Eichelberger | 1861 |
| Thomas J. Wilson Thomas J. Wilson Thomas J. Wilson is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Allstate Corporation and Allstate Insurance Company.Wilson is also a member of the corporation's board of directors... |
1861–1862 |
| William B. Hill | 1862–1866 |
| John M. Carter | 1866–1869 |
| Richard C. Hollyday | 1869–1872 |
| John Thomson Mason, Jr. | 1872–1873 |
| Richard C. Hollyday | 1873–1880 |
| James T. Briscoe | 1880–1884 |
| Richard C. Hollyday | 1884 |
| George B. Milligan | 1884–1886 |
| Edward W. LeCompte | 1886–1893 |
| William T. Brantly | 1893–1894 |
| Edwin Gott | 1894–1896 |
| Richard Dallam | 1896–1899 |
| George E. Loweree | 1899–1900 |
| Wilfred Bateman | 1900–1904 |
| Oswald Tilghman Oswald Tilghman -Early life:Oswald Tilghman was born on the old Talbot County plantation, Plimhimmon, near Oxford, Maryland on March 7, 1841 His father, General Tench Tilghman, was a graduate of West Point military academy, and his mother was a daughter of John Leeds Kerr, United States senator from Maryland, 1841... |
1904–1908 |
| N. Winslow Williams | 1908–1912 |
| Robert P. Graham | 1912–1916 |
| Thomas W. Simmons | 1916–1919 |
| George L. P. Radcliffe George L. P. Radcliffe George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe was a Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1935-1947.Radcliffe was born on a farm at Lloyds, near Cambridge, Maryland... |
1919–1920 |
| Philip B. Perlman | 1920–1923 |
| E. Brooke Lee | 1923–1925 |
| David C. Winebrenner III | 1925–1935 |
| Thomas L. Dawson | 1935–1936 |
| E. Ray Jones | 1936–1939 |
| John B. Gontrum | 1939 |
| Francis Petrott | 1939–1941 |
| Miles T. Tull | 1941 |
| Thomas Elmo Jones | 1941–1946 |
| William J. McWilliams | 1946 |
| Edward G. Chaney | 1946–1947 |
| John B. Funk | 1947 |
| Bertram Lee Boone II | 1947–1949 |
| Vivian V. Simpson | 1949–1951 |
| John R. Reeves | 1951–1955 |
| Blanchard Randall | 1955–1957 |
| Claude B. Hellmann | 1957–1959 |
| Thomas B. Finan | 1959–1961 |
| Lloyd Lewis Simpkins | 1961–1967 |
| C. Stanley Blair | 1967–1969 |
| 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... |
1969–1971 |
| Fred L. Wineland | 1971–1982 |
| Patricia G. Holtz | 1982–1983 |
| Lorraine M. Sheehan | 1983–1987 |
| Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. Winfield M. Kelly, Jr. Winfield M. "Win" Kelly, Jr. served as the County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland from 1974 to 1978. He had previously served as a member of the Board of County Commissioners in Prince George's County, 1970–71, the Chair of the County Council in Prince George's County, 1971–74 and is... |
1987–1993 |
| Tyras S. Athey Tyras S. Athey Tyras S. "Bunk" Athey was an American politician from Maryland. Athey served in the Maryland House of Delegates 1967-1993 and Secretary of State of Maryland 1993-1995.-Background:... |
1993–1995 |
| John T. Willis | 1995–2003 |
| R. Karl Aumann | 2003–2005 |
| Mary D. Kane | 2005–2007 |
| Dennis C. Schnepfe | 2007–2008 |
| John P. McDonough | 2008–present |