Wes Moore is the 63rd Governor of the state of Maryland. He is Maryland’s first Black Governor in the state’s 246-year history, and is just the third African American elected…

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. was sworn in as the 62nd governor of the State of Maryland on January 21, 2015. In 2018, he was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second…

THOMAS JOHNSON, the first elected governor of Maryland, was born in Calvert County, Maryland on November 4, 1732. His early education was received at home. He went on to study…

WILLIAM PACA, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Abingdon, Maryland on October 31, 1740. After studying at home, he attended the College of Philadelphia…

JOHN EAGER HOWARD was born at "Belvedere" in Baltimore County, Maryland on June 4, 1752. His education was attained through private tutors. During the Revolutionary War, he joined the Continental…

GEORGE PLATER was born at "Sotterley" near Leonardtown, Maryland on November 8, 1735. His education was attained at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he graduated in…

James Brice, acting governor of Maryland, was born in Annapolis, Maryland on August 26, 1746. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1765, and established legal practices in…

THOMAS SIM LEE was born in Maryland on October 29, 1745. His education was attained in the private schools of his native state. He may have studied in Europe as…

JOHN HOSKINS STONE was born in Charles County, Maryland around 1750, probably at "Poynton Manor" in Charles County, Maryland. His education was attained in the private schools of his native…

JOHN HENRY was born at "Weston" in Dorchester County, Maryland in November 1750. His education was attained at the West Nottingham Academy, at Princeton College, from which he graduated around…