1840
George Howard
Zedekiah Moore
Charles Worthington Dorsey
1841
William H. Worthington
Wesley Linthicum
Perry Gaither
1842
William H. Worthington
Wesley Linthicum
George W. Hobbs
1843
William H. Worthington
Wesley Linthicum
George W. Hobbs
1844
William H. Worthington
Wesley Linthicum
George W. Hobbs
1845
William H. Worthington
George W. Hobbs
Wesley Linthicum
Perry Gaither
William Welling
1846
Samuel Brown
William Hughes
Reuben P. Hammond
1847
William H. Worthington
William Hughes
George W. Hobbs
Charles R. Simpson
1848
William Hughes
George Howard
Charles R. Simpson
John Hood
Theodore Tubman
1849
William Hughes
Theodore Tubman
Littleton Maclin
Thomas Burgess
1850
Littleton Maclin
Theodore Tubman
David E. Hopkins
David Feelemyer
Samuel Brown
1851
Theodore Tubman
Samuel Nichols
Samuel Brown
David Clark
David Feelemyer
1852
Theodore Tubman
David Clark
Slingsby Linthicum
George Bond
David Feelemyer
1853
Theodore Tubman
David Clark
David Feelemyer
George Bond
1854
Slingsby Linthicum
George Bond
Stephen B. Dorsey
1855
George Bond
Slingsby Linthicum
Stephen B. Dorsey
Theodore Tubman
1856
Theodore Tubman
Slingsby Linthicum
Stephen B. Dorsey
Charles G. Worthington
William J. Timanus
Thomas H. Hood
1857
Charles G. Worthington
Thomas H. Hood
William J. Timanus
1858
Thomas H. Hood
Martin H. Batson
Amos Earp
1859
Thomas H. Hood
Martin H. Batson
Amos Earp
1860
William Hughes
Charles G. Linthicum
Theodore Tubman
1861
William Hughes
Charles G. Linthicum
Theodore Tubman
1862
William Hughes
William Rowles
Thomas H. Hood
1863
William Hughes
William Rowles
Thomas H. Hood
1864
William Hughes
William Rowles
Thomas H. Hood
1865
William Hughes
William Rowles
Thomas H. Hood
1866
Samuel Hopkins
John L. Lane
James Garretson
1867
Samuel Hopkins
John L. Lane
James Garretson
1868
Anthony M. Johnson
Thaddeus S. Clark
John S. Tracey
1869
Anthony M. Johnson
Thaddeus S. Clark
John S. Tracey
1870
John S. Tracey
John T. Hardy
C. M. Roberts
1871
John S. Tracey
John T. Hardy
C. M. Roberts
1872
Anthony M. Johnson
Samuel Gaither
Dennis P. Gaither
1873
Anthony M. Johnson
Samuel Gaither
Dennis P. Gaither
1874
Samuel Brown
Jerome C. Berry
Joseph Barlow
1875
Samuel Brown
Jerome C. Berry
Joseph Barlow
1876
Jerome C. Berry
Samuel Brown
William Rowles
1877
Jerome C. Berry
Samuel Brown
William Rowles
1878
Jerome C. Berry
Samuel Brown
William Rowles
1879
Jerome C. Berry
Samuel Brown
William Rowles
1880
Thomas H. Gaither
N. Soper Childs
J. D. Warfield
1881
Thomas H. Gaither
N. Soper Childs
J. D. Warfield
1882
Jerome C. Berry
John T. Ridgely
Joseph H. Toomey
1883
Jerome C. Berry
John T. Ridgely
Joseph H. Toomey
1884
John T. Ridgely
Ephraim Collins
B. C. Sunderland
1885
John T. Ridgely (Sykesville)
Ephraim Collins (Guilford)
B. C. Sunderland (Ellicott City)
1886
1887
1888
1889
Benjamin C. Sunderland
Benjamin F. Hess
Edmund Dorsey
1890
Benjamin C. Sunderland
Benjamin F. Hess
Edmund Dorsey
1891
1892 (6-year terms with one commissioner elected every two years; Chapter 452, Acts of 1892)
Benjamin F. Hess
Levin I. Gillis Owings
Henry Mollman
1893
Patrick L. Smith
Benjamin F. Hess
1894
Benjamin F. Hess
Patrick L. Smith
1895
Patrick L. Smith
Edmund Dorsey
1896
Benjamin F. Hess, President (Sykesville)
Patrick L. Smith (Elk Ridge)
Edmund Dorsey (Carey)
1897
Benjamin F. Hess, President
Patrick L. Smith
Edmund Dorsey
1898
Patrick L. Smith
Edmund Dorsey
Benjamin F. Hess
1899
Edmund Dorsey
Benjamin F. Hess
Thomas O'Neill
1900
Edmund Dorsey
Benjamin F. Hess
Thomas O'Neill
1901
Benjamin F. Hess
Thomas O'Neill
Jacob J. Werner
1902
Benjamin F. Hess
Thomas O'Neill
Jacob J. Werner
1903
Thomas O'Neill
Jacob J. Werner
Benjamin F. Hess
1904
Thomas O'Neill
Jacob J. Werner
Benjamin F. Hess
1905
Jacob J. Werner
Benjamin F. Hess
Henry A. Penny
1906
Jacob J. Werner
Benjamin F. Hess
Henry A. Penny
1907
Benjamin F. Hess
Henry A. Penny
Jacob J. Werner
1908
Benjamin F. Hess
Amos Howard Earp
Jacob J. Werner
1909
Benjamin F. Hess
Amos Howard Earp
Jacob J. Werner
1910
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
William Harvey Davis
1911
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
William Harvey Davis
1912
Grosvenor Hanson
William Harvey Davis
Amos Howard Earp
1913
William H. Davis
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
1914 (4-year terms)
William H. Davis
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
1915
William H. Davis
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
1916
Amos Howard Earp
Grosvenor Hanson
DeWilton C. Parlett
1917
Amos Howard Earp
John H. Shaab
DeWilton C. Parlett
1918
Amos Howard Earp
DeWilton C. Parlett
John H. Shaab
1919
Amos Howard Earp
Daniel H. Gaither
DeWilton C. Parlett
1920
Amos Howard Earp
Daniel H. Gaither
DeWilton C. Parlett
1921
Amos Howard Earp
Daniel H. Gaither
DeWilton C. Parlett
1922-1925
DeWilton C. Parlett
Amos Howard Earp
Daniel H. Gaither
1926-1929
DeWilton C. Parlett
H. Thomas Grimes
Daniel H. Gaither
1930
H. Grafton Penny
J. Frank Curtis
Daniel H. Gaither
1931
Daniel H. Gaither, President
Hart B. Noll
H. Grafton Penny
1932
Daniel H. Gaither, President
Hart B. Noll
H. Grafton Penny
1933
Daniel H. Gaither, President
Hart B. Noll
H. Grafton Penny
1934-1936
Hart B. Noll
H. Grafton Penny
Robert D. Mercer
1937
George D. Holder
L. Otis Corkran
John A. Baker
1938-1941
John H. Kraft
Robert H. Mercer
H. Grafton Penny
1943-1946
J. Frank Curtis
Robert H. Mercer
H. Grafton Penny
1948-1950
James Franklin Curtis, President
Charles E. Miller
E. Walter Scott
1951-1954
Norman E. Moxley, Chair
Roby H. Mullinix
E. Walter Scott
1955-1956
E. Walter Scott, President
Howard W. Clark
Norman E. Moxley
1957-1958
Norman E. Moxley, President
Howard W. Clark
Charles R. Harman
1959-1962
Charles M. Scott, President
Norman E. Moxley
Arthur K. Pickett
1963-1966
Charles E. Miller, President
David W. Force
J. Hubert Black
1967-1968
Harry T. Murphy, President
Alva S. Baker, Jr.
Charles E. Miller
Sources:
Howard County, Board of County Commissioners, Levy List, 1852-1865, MSA C990-1, Maryland State Archives (MdHR 20,354-2)
Howard County, Board of County Commissioners, Levy List, 1867-1883, Maryland State Archives (MSA T1317-1)
Maryland Manual, 1885, 1896-1968, in Archives of Maryland Online.
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