President of the Maryland State Senate
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The President of the Maryland Senate is elected by the Senate annually on the first day of the legislative session. http://www.senatormikemiller.com/ht/d/sp/i/532738/pid/532738
List of Senate Presidents
| Name | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Born long before conflicts with Great Britain emerged, he was a leader for many years in Maryland's colonial government... |
1777–1780 |
| Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.-Early life:... |
1780 |
| Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer was a politician and a Founding Father of the United States. Born long before conflicts with Great Britain emerged, he was a leader for many years in Maryland's colonial government... |
1780 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1780–1782 |
| Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman Matthew Tilghman was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776.-Early life:... |
1782–1783 |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland... |
1783 |
| Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of the United States' great colonial Catholic families, whose members included his younger brother Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States and... |
1783 |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland... |
1783 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1784 |
| John Smith | 1784 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1785 |
| Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of the United States' great colonial Catholic families, whose members included his younger brother Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States and... |
1785 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1786 |
| John Smith | 1786 |
| Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of the United States' great colonial Catholic families, whose members included his younger brother Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States and... |
1787 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1787–1788 |
| Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll Daniel Carroll was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a prominent member of one of the United States' great colonial Catholic families, whose members included his younger brother Archbishop John Carroll, the first Catholic bishop in the United States and... |
1788–1789 |
| John Smith | 1789 |
| George Plater George Plater George Plater was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as the sixth Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.-Early life and education:Plater was born on the family... |
1790 |
| William Smallwood William Smallwood William Smallwood was an American planter, soldier and politician from Charles County, Maryland. He served in the American Revolutionary War, rising to the rank of major general... |
1791 |
| George Dent George Dent George Dent was an American planter and politician from Maryland who served in the House of Representatives from 1793 to 1801.-Early Life:... |
1792 |
| William Perry | 1792–1798 |
| John Thomas | 1797–1800 |
| Richard Harwood | 1801–1805 |
| William Thomas | 1806–1807 |
| Stephen Lowrey | 1807 |
| William Thomas | 1807–1809 |
| Stephen Lowrey | 1809 |
| William Thomas | 1809–1813 |
| Elijah Davis | 1813–1815 |
| William Spencer | 1816–1820 |
| William R. Stuart | 1821–1825 |
| Edward Lloyd Edward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland) Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S... |
1826 |
| William H. Marriott | 1827–1830 |
| Benjamin S. Forrest | 1831–1834 |
| Thomas Sappington | 1834 |
| John G. Chapman | 1834–1836 |
| Richard Thomas | 1836–1843 |
| William Williams | 1844–1847 |
| William Lingan Gaither | 1849 |
| Edward Lloyd | 1852–1853 |
| William Lingan Gaither | 1854 |
| George Wells | 1856 |
| Edwin H. Webster | 1858 |
| John B. Brooke | 1860–1861 |
| Henry Hollyday Goldsborough | 1861–1862 |
| John S. Sellman | 1864 |
| Christopher C. Cox Christopher C. Cox Christopher C. Cox was a United States politician from Maryland.Born in Baltimore, Cox was a member of the National Union Party, a coalition of Democrats loyal to the Union and Republicans during the Civil War.... |
1865–1867 |
| Barnes Compton Barnes Compton Barnes Compton was a wealthy planter who became a politician at the state level before the Civil War. He was appointed as Maryland State Treasurer, serving 1872-1885. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from the fifth congressional district of Maryland... |
1868–1870 |
| Henry Snyder Henry Snyder Henry L. Snyder is professor emeritus of history at the University of California, Riverside and the former director of the Center for Bibliographical Studies and Research. He served as a co-director and the leader of the American English Short Title Catalogue team for more than 32 years. Dr... |
1872 |
| John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880.-Early life:... |
1874 |
| Daniel Fields | 1876 |
| Edward Lloyd | 1878 |
| Herman Stump, Jr. | 1880 |
| George Hawkins Williams | 1882 |
| Henry Lloyd | 1884 |
| Edwin Warfield Edwin Warfield Edwin Warfield , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 45th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1904 to 1908.-Early life:... |
1886 |
| George Peter George Peter George Peter was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.Born in Georgetown, Maryland , Peter pursued classical studies and graduated from Georgetown College. At the age of fifteen, Peter joined the Maryland troops in the campaign against the Whisky Insurrectionists in 1794, but at the request of his... |
1888 |
| Robert F. Bratton | 1890 |
| Edward Lloyd VII | 1892 |
| John Walter Smith John Walter Smith John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions... |
1894 |
| William Cabell Bruce William Cabell Bruce William Cabell Bruce was an American politician and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who represented the State of Maryland in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929.... |
1896 |
| John Wirt Randall | 1898 |
| John Hubner | 1900–1902 |
| Spencer Cone Jones Spencer Cone Jones Spencer Cone Jones , was the President of the Maryland State Senate, Mayor of Rockville, Maryland and Maryland State Treasurer. Spencer Cone Jones was the son of Reverend Joseph H. Jones , a Baptist minister, and Elizabeth Jones,. He attended Rockville Academy, Frederick County public schools... |
1904 |
| Joseph B. Seth | 1906–1908 |
| Arthur Pue Gorman, Jr. | 1910 |
| Jesse D. Price | 1912–1914 |
| Peter J. Campbell | 1916–1918 |
| William I. Norris | 1920–1922 |
| David G. McIntosh, Jr. | 1924–1929 |
| Walter J. Mitchell | 1931–1933 |
| Lansdale G. Sasscer | 1935–1937 |
| Arthur H. Brice | 1939–1943 |
| James J. Lindsay, Jr. | 1944–1946 |
| Joseph R. Byrnes | 1947–1950 |
| L. Harold Sothoron | 1950 |
| George W. Della George W. Della George W. Della was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Maryland. Trained as a lawyer, Della was appointed to the Maryland Senate in 1939 to represent a district in Baltimore and served until his retirement from politics. He served as President of the Maryland Senate from 1951-1955... |
1951–1954 |
| Louis L. Goldstein Louis L. Goldstein Louis Lazarus Goldstein served as Comptroller, or chief financial officer, of Maryland from 1959 to 1998. He was born to a storekeeper in the small town of Prince Frederick, Maryland, and also died there. As a legislator in the Maryland General Assembly, he was known for his 11th-hour strong... |
1955–1958 |
| George W. Della George W. Della George W. Della was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Maryland. Trained as a lawyer, Della was appointed to the Maryland Senate in 1939 to represent a district in Baltimore and served until his retirement from politics. He served as President of the Maryland Senate from 1951-1955... |
1959–1962 |
| William S. James William S. James William S. James , called Bill or Billy James by contemporaries, was a politician from the U.S. state of Maryland. James was first elected to office as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Harford County in 1946, and after serving two terms was elected to the Maryland Senate in... |
1963–1974 |
| Steny Hoyer Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
1975–1978 |
| James Clark, Jr. | 1979–1982 |
| Melvin A. Steinberg | 1983–1986 |
| Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Thomas V. "Mike" Miller, Jr. is the current president of the Maryland Senate. He has served as president since January 1987, and has been a state senator representing the 27th District since 1975.... |
1987– |