Maryland: Governors: 1777-1869

Governor of the State of Maryland
20 Mar 1777 - 12 Nov 1779	Thomas Johnson, Jr. [1]
12 Nov 1779 - 22 Nov 1782	Thomas Sim Lee
22 Nov 1782 - 26 Nov 1785	William Paca
26 Nov 1785 - 27 Nov 1788	William Smallwood
27 Nov 1788 - 14 Nov 1791	John Eager Howard
14 Nov 1791 - 10 Feb 1792	George Plater
10 Feb 1792 - 5 Apr 1792	James Brice [2]
5 Apr 1792 - 17 Nov 1794	Thomas Sim Lee
17 Nov 1794 - 28 Nov 1797	John Hoskins Stone
28 Nov 1797 - 14 Nov 1798	John Henry
14 Nov 1798 - 10 Nov 1801	Benjamin Ogle
10 Nov 1801 - 15 Nov 1803	John Francis Mercer
15 Nov 1803 - 12 Nov 1806	Robert Bowie
12 Nov 1806 - 6 May 1809	Robert Wright
6 May 1809 - 9 Jun 1809	James Butcher [3]
9 Jun 1809 - 16 Nov 1811	Edward Lloyd
16 Nov 1811 - 23 Nov 1812	Robert Bowie
23 Nov 1812 - 2 Jan 1816	Levin Winder
2 Jan 1816 - 8 Jan 1819	Charles Ridgely
8 Jan 1819 - 20 Dec 1819	Charles Goldsborough
20 Dec 1819 - 16 Dec 1822	Samuel Sprigg
16 Dec 1822 - 9 Jan 1826	Samuel Stevens, Jr.
9 Jan 1826 - 15 Jan 1829	Joseph Kent
15 Jan 1829 - 15 Jan 1830	Daniel Martin
15 Jan 1830 - 13 Jan 1831	Thomas King Carroll
13 Jan 1831 - 11 Jul 1831	Daniel Martin
11 Jul 1831 - 17 Jan 1833	George Howard [4]
17 Jan 1833 - 14 Jan 1836	James Thomas
14 Jan 1836 - 6 Jan 1839	Thomas Ward Veazey
7 Jan 1839 - 2 Jan 1842	William Grason
3 Jan 1842 - 5 Jan 1845	Francis Thomas
6 Jan 1845 - 2 Jan 1848	Thomas George Pratt
3 Jan 1848 - 5 Jan 1851	Philip Francis Thomas
6 Jan 1851 - 10 Jan 1854	Enoch Louis Lowe
11 Jan 1854 - 12 Jan 1858	Thomas Watkins Ligon
13 Jan 1858 - 7 Jan 1862	Thomas Holliday Hicks
8 Jan 1862 - 9 Jan 1866	Augustus Williamson Bradford
10 Jan 1866 - 12 Jan 1869	Thomas Swann [5]

Johnson was elected on 13 Feb 1777 and took the oath of office on 20 Feb 1777. He was formally proclaimed governor at a public ceremony held in Annapolis on 21 Mar 1777.
Following the death of Governor Plater, the functions of the office devolved upon the "first named of the Council" Brice who took the oath of office on 13 Feb 1792.
Following the resignation of Governor Wright, the functions of the office devolved upon the "first named of the Council" Butcher who took the oath of office on 8 May 1809.
Following the death of Governor Martin, the functions of the office devolved upon the "first named of the Council" Howard who took the oath of office on 22 Jul 1831.
The election of Swann was declared on 10 Jan 1865 and he took the oath of office on 11 Jan 1865, but his term commenced upon the expiration of the term of his predecessor, Bradford, as required by the Constitution of 1864.