List of delegates to the Maryland State Convention (1788)
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
- Text of Resolution of Ratification of the Constitution of the United States by Maryland via Wikisource
References
- 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.
- Goldstein, Louis L. (April 28, 1988). "Maryland Ratifies a Constitution". The Baltimore Sun. p. 19A.
- "Maryland Legislature". The Baltimore Sun. January 19, 1839.
- Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 522.
- Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009, p. 126.