List of delegates to the Maryland State Convention (1788)

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From April 21 to April 28, 1788, delegates met to decide whether to ratify the Constitution of the United States. This list of delegates reports the men who made up the convention, and the counties or towns they represented.

George Plater served as president of the convention, and Wiliam Harwood served as secretary.[1] On April 28, 1788, the convention ratified the Constitution of the United States, in a vote of 63 in favor and 11 opposed.[2] The 63 delegates in favor signed their names to a written copy of the Constitution, making Maryland the only of the first thirteen states to sign their approval in ink.[2]

List of delegates[]

The following individuals served as delegates to the state convention.[1]

Name County
represented
Nicholas Carroll Annapolis
Alexander Contee Hanson Annapolis
James McHenry Baltimore Town
John Coulter Baltimore Town
Jeremiah T. Chase Anne Arundel County
Samuel Chase Anne Arundel County
John F. Mercer Anne Arundel County
Benjamin Harrison Anne Arundel County
George Plater St. Mary's County
Richard Barnes St. Mary's County
Charles Shelton St. Mary's County
Nicholas L. Sewell St. Mary's County
William Tilghman Kent County
Donaldson Yates Kent County
Isaac Perkins Kent County
William Granger Kent County
Joseph Wilkinson Calvert County
Charles Graham Calvert County
Walter Smith Calvert County
John Chesley Calvert County
Zeph. Turner Charles County
Gustavus R. Brown Charles County
Michael J. Stone Charles County
William Craik Charles County
George Gale Somerset County
John Stewart Somerset County
John Gale Somerset County
Henry Waggaman Somerset County
Robert Goldsborough Talbot County
Edward Lloyd Talbot County
John Stevens Talbot County
Jeremiah Banning Talbot County
Robert Goldsborough Dorchester County
Nich. Hammond Dorchester County
James Shaw Dorchester County
Daniel Sulivane Dorchester County
Charles Ridgely Baltimore County
Charles Ridgely of William Baltimore County
Edward Cockey Baltimore County
Nathan Cromwell Baltimore County
Henry Hollingsworth Cecil County
James G. Heron Cecil County
Joseph Gilpin Cecil County
William Evans Cecil County
Fielder Bowie Prince George's County
George Digges Prince George's County
Osborn Sprigg Prince George's County
Benjamin Hall Prince George's County
James Tilghman, 3d Queen Anne's County
James Hollyday Queen Anne's County
William Hemsley Queen Anne's County
John Seney Queen Anne's County
John Done Worcester County
Peter Chaille Worcester County
William Morris Worcester County
James Martin Worcester County
Thomas Johnson Frederick County
Thomas Sim Lee Frederick County
Richard Potts Frederick County
Abrahamn Faw Frederick County
Luther Martin Harford County
William Paca Harford County
William Pinkney Harford County
John Love Harford County
William Richardson Caroline County
Joseph Richardson Caroline County
Matt. Driver Caroline County
Peter Edmondson Caroline County
John Stull Washington County
Moses Rawlings Washington County
Thomas Sprigg Washington County
Henry Shryock Washington County
Benjamin Edwards Montgomery County
Richard Thomas Montgomery County
Thomas Cramphin Montgomery County
William Deakins, Jr. Montgomery County

Notes[]

At the time, Howard County did not exist yet. It was separated from Anne Arundel County and named the Howard District of Anne Arundel County in 1839.[3] In 1851, it was established as Howard County.[4]

Alleghany County did not exist yet. It was separated from Washington County in 1789.[5]

Garrett County did not exist yet. It was separated from Allegheny County in 1872.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Secretary of State of Maryland (1915). Maryland Manual 1914–1915: A Compendium of Legal, Historical and Statistical Information relating to the State of Maryland. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: The Advertiser-Republican.
  2. ^ a b Goldstein, Louis L. (April 28, 1988). "Maryland Ratifies a Constitution". The Baltimore Sun. p. 19A.
  3. ^ "Maryland Legislature". The Baltimore Sun. January 19, 1839.
  4. ^ Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 522.
  5. ^ a b Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009, p. 126.
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