List of governors of Maryland

The governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor is the highest-ranking official in the state, and the constitutional powers of Maryland's governors make them among the most powerful governors in the United States.

List of Governors
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 (9) GovernorTerm in office Party Term Previous office Lieutenant governor 1 150px  Thomas Johnson – (Aged 86) March 21, 1777–November 12, 1779 Independent 1(1777) Continental Congress(1774–1775) None 2(1778) 2 150px Thomas Sim Lee – (Aged 74) November 12, 1779–November 22, 1782 Independent 3(1779) Governor's Executive Council(1777–1779) 4(1780) 5(1781) 3 150px William Paca – (Aged 58) November 22, 1782–November 26, 1785 Independent 6(1782) Maryland State Senator(1777–1779) 7(1783) 8(1784) 4 150px William Smallwood1732 – (Aged 59–60) November 26, 1785–November 24, 1788 Independent 9(1785) ColonelContinental Army

Maryland State Delegate(1761–1774) 10(1786) 11(1787) 5 150px  John Eager Howard – (Aged 75) November 24, 1788–November 14, 1791 Federalist 12(1788) CaptainContinental Army

Continental Congress(1787–1788) 13(1789) 14(1790) 6 150px George Plater – (Aged 56) November 14, 1791–February 10, 1792 Federalist 15(1791) Maryland State Senator(1777–1790)150pxJames Brice – (Aged 55)February 10, 1792–April 5, 1792FederalistMayor of Annapolis
(1782–1783; 1787–1788) 7 150px Thomas Sim Lee – (Aged 74) April 5, 1792–November 14, 1794 Federalist 16(1792) Governor of Maryland(1779–1782)

Continental Congress(1783–1784) 17(1793) 8 150px John Hoskins Stone1750 – (Aged 53–54) November 14, 1794–November 17, 1797 Federalist 18(1794) Maryland State Delegate(1790) 19(1795) 20(1796) 9  John HenryNovember 1750 – (Aged 48) November 17, 1797–November 14, 1798 Democratic-Republican 21(1797) Maryland State Senator(1789–1797) 10  Benjamin Ogle – (Aged 60) November 14, 1798–November 10, 1801 Federalist 22(1798) None 23(1799) 24(1800) 11 150px  John F. Mercer – (Aged 62) November 10, 1801–November 13, 1803 Democratic-Republican 25(1801) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 2nd(1793–1794) 26(1802) 12 150px Robert BowieMarch 1750 – (Aged 67) November 15, 1803–November 10, 1806 Democratic-Republican 27(1803) Maryland State Delegate(1801–1803) 28(1804) 29(1805) 13 150px Robert Wright – (Aged 73) November 12, 1806–June 9, 1809 Democratic-Republican 30(1806) U.S. Senatorfrom Maryland(1801–1806) 31(1807) 32(1808) 14 150px Edward Lloyd V – (Aged 54) June 9, 1809–November 16, 1811 Democratic-Republican 33(1809) Maryland State Delegate(1800–1805) 34(1810) 15 150px  Levin Winder – (Aged 61) November 25, 1812–January 2, 1816 Federalist 36(1812) Maryland State Delegate(1806–1809) 37(1813) 38(1814) 16 150px Charles Carnan Ridgely – (Aged 68) January 2, 1816–January 8, 1819 Federalist 39(1816) Maryland State Senator(1796–1800) 40(1817) 41(1818) 17 150px Charles Goldsborough – (Aged 69) January 8, 1819–December 20, 1819 Federalist 42(1819) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 8th(1805–1817) 18 150px  Samuel Sprigg1783 – (Aged 71–72) December 20, 1819–December 16, 1822 Democratic-Republican 43(1819) None 44(1820) 45(1821) 19 150px Samuel Stevens Jr. – (Aged 81) December 16, 1822–January 9, 1826 Democratic-Republican 46(1822) Maryland State Delegate(1819–1820) 47(1823) 48(1824) 20 150px Joseph Kent – (Aged 58) January 9, 1826–January 15, 1829 Democratic-Republican 49(1826) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 2nd(1819–1826) 50(1827)51(1828) 21 150px  Daniel MartinDecember 1780 – (Aged 50) January 15, 1829–January 15, 1830 Anti-Jacksonian 52(1829) Maryland State Delegate(1819–1820) 22 150px  Thomas King Carroll – (Aged 80) January 15, 1830–January 13, 1831 Jacksonian 53(1830) Maryland State Delegate(1816–1817) 23 150px  Daniel MartinDecember 1780 – (Aged 50) January 13, 1831–July 11, 1831 Anti-Jacksonian 54(1831) Maryland State Delegate(1819–1820)24150pxGeorge Howard – (Aged 56)July 11, 1831–January 17, 1833Anti-JacksonianNone 55(1832) 25 150px  James Thomas – (Aged 60) January 17, 1833–January 14, 1836 Whig 56(1833) Maryland State Senator(1826–1831) 57(1834) 58(1835) 26 150px Thomas Veazey – (Aged 68) January 14, 1836–January 7, 1839 Whig 59(1836) Maryland State Delegate(1811–1812) 60(1837) 61(1838) 27 150px  William Grason – (Aged 80) January 7, 1839–January 3, 1842 Democratic 62(1838) Maryland State Delegate(1837) 28 150px Francis Thomas – (Aged 76) January 3, 1842–January 6, 1845 Democratic 63(1841) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 6th(1835–1841) 29 150px  Thomas Pratt – (Aged 65) January 6, 1845–January 3, 1848 Whig 64(1844) Maryland State Delegate(1832–1835) 30 150px  Philip F. Thomas – (Aged 80) January 3, 1848–January 6, 1851 Democratic 65(1847) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 1st(1839–1841) 31 Enoch Lowe – (Aged 72) January 6, 1851–January 11, 1854 Democratic 66(1850) Maryland State Delegate(1845) 32 150px Thomas Watkins Ligon – (Aged 70) January 11, 1854–January 13, 1858 Democratic 67(1853) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 3rd(1845–1849) 33 150px  Thomas H. Hicks – (Aged 66) January 13, 1858–January 8, 1862 Constitutional Union 68(1857) Maryland State Delegate(1830–1836) 34 150px  Augustus Bradford – (Aged 75) January 8, 1862–January 10, 1866 Republican N/A Baltimore County Clerk of Courts(1845–1851) 35 150px Thomas Swann – (Aged 74) January 10, 1866–January 13, 1869 RepublicanMayor of Baltimore(1856–1860)  Christopher C. Cox 36 150px  Oden Bowie – (Aged 68) January 13, 1869–January 10, 1872 Democratic 69(1867) Maryland State Senator(1867–1869) None 37 William Pinkney Whyte – (Aged 83) January 10, 1872–March 4, 1874 Democratic 70(1871) U.S. Senatorfrom Maryland(1868–1869) 38 150px James Black Groome – (Aged 55) March 4, 1874–January 12, 1876  Democratic Maryland State Delegate(1872–1874) 39 150px John Lee Carroll – (Aged 80) January 12, 1876–January 14, 1880 Democratic 71(1875) Maryland State Senator(1867–1876) 40 150px William T. Hamilton – (Aged 68) January 14, 1880–January 9, 1884 Democratic 72(1879) U.S. Senatorfrom Maryland(1869–1875) 41 150px Robert Milligan McLane – (Aged 82) January 9, 1884–March 27, 1885 Democratic 73(1883) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 4th(1879–1883) 42 150px Henry Lloyd – (Aged 68) March 27, 1885–January 11, 1888 Democratic Maryland State Senator(1882–1885) 43 150px Elihu Emory Jackson – (Aged 70) January 11, 1888–January 13, 1892 Democratic 74(1887) Maryland State Senator(1884–1886) 44 150px Frank Brown – (Aged 73) January 13, 1892–January 8, 1896 Democratic 75(1891) Maryland State Delegate(1876–1878) 45 150px  Lloyd Lowndes Jr. – (Aged 59) January 8, 1896–January 10, 1900 Republican 76(1895) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 6th(1873–1875) 46 150px  John W. Smith – (Aged 80) January 10, 1900–January 13, 1904 Democratic 77(1899) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 1st(1899–1900) 47 150px Edwin Warfield – (Aged 71) January 13, 1904–January 8, 1908 Democratic 78(1903) Maryland State Senator(1881–1887) 48 150px Austin Lane Crothers – (Aged 52) January 8, 1908–January 10, 1912 Democratic 79(1907) Maryland State Delegate(1897–1900) 49  Phillips Lee Goldsborough – (Aged 81) January 10, 1912–January 12, 1916 Republican 80(1911) Comptroller of Maryland(1898–1900) 50 150px  Emerson Harrington – (Aged 81) January 12, 1916–January 14, 1920 Democratic 81(1915) Comptroller of Maryland(1912–1916) 51 150px Albert Ritchie – (Aged 59) January 14, 1920–January 9, 1935 Democratic 82(1919) Attorney General of Maryland(1915–1919) 83(1923) 84(1926) 85(1930) 52 150px  Harry Nice – (Aged 63) January 9, 1935–January 11, 1939 Republican 86(1934) Baltimore City Alderman(1903–1905) 53 150px  Herbert O'Conor – (Aged 63) January 11, 1939–January 3, 1947 Democratic 87(1938) Attorney General of Maryland(1935–1939) 88(1942) 54 William Preston Lane Jr. – (Aged 74) January 3, 1947–January 10, 1951 Democratic 89(1946) Attorney General of Maryland(1930–1934) 55 150px  Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin – (Aged 73) January 10, 1951–January 14, 1959 Republican 90(1950)Mayor of Baltimore(1943–1947) 91(1954) 56 150px  John Millard Tawes – (Aged 85) January 14, 1959–January 25, 1967 Democratic 92(1958) Comptroller of Maryland(1950–1959) 93(1962) 57 150px  Spiro T. Agnew – (Aged 77) January 25, 1967–January 7, 1969 Republican 94(1966) Baltimore County Executive(1962–1966) 58 150px  Marvin Mandel – (Aged 95) January 7, 1969–January 17, 1979 Democratic 95(1969) Speaker of the MarylandHouse of Delegates(1964–1969)   Blair Lee III 96(1970) 97(1974)Blair Lee III – (Aged 69)June 4, 1977–January 15, 1979DemocraticLieutenant Governor of Maryland(1971–1979)Blair Lee III
(Continued to serve as

Lieutenant Governor

while Acting Governor) 59 150px Harry Hughes – (Aged 92) January 17, 1979–January 20, 1987 Democratic 98(1978) Maryland State Senator(1959–1971) Samuel Bogley 99(1982) J. Joseph Curran Jr. 60 150px William Donald Schaefer – (Aged 89) January 20, 1987–January 18, 1995 Democratic 100(1986)Mayor of Baltimore(1971–1987) Melvin Steinberg 101(1990) 61 150px Parris N. Glendening(Age ) January 18, 1995–January 15, 2003 Democratic 102(1994) Prince George's County Executive(1983–1994) Kathleen Kennedy Townsend 103(1998) 62 150px  Robert (Bob) Ehrlich Jr.(Age )January 15, 2003–January 17, 2007 Republican 104(2002) U.S. Representativefrom Maryland's 2nd(1995–2003)   Michael Steele 63 150px  Martin O'Malley(Age ) January 17, 2007–January 21, 2015 Democratic 105(2006)Mayor of Baltimore(1999–2007)   Anthony G. Brown 106(2010) 64 150px  Lawrence (Larry) Hogan Jr.(Age ) January 21, 2015–January 18, 2023 Republican 107(2014) Maryland Secretary of Appointments(2003–2007)   Boyd Rutherford 108(2018) 65 150px  Westley (Wes) Moore(Age )January 18, 2023–Incumbent Democratic 109(2022) CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation(2017–2021)   Aruna Miller

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