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List of delegates to the Maryland State Convention (1788)

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]

More information Name, County represented ...

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. [1]
    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. [2]
    Goldstein, Louis L. (April 28, 1988). "Maryland Ratifies a Constitution". The Baltimore Sun. p. 19A.
  3. [3]
    "Maryland Legislature". The Baltimore Sun. January 19, 1839.
  4. [4]
    Joshua Dorsey Warfield. The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland. p. 522.
  5. [5]
    Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. County Courthouse Book. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2009, p. 126.
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