List of colonial heads of Maryland

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List of Colonial Heads of Maryland (Liberia)

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term Incumbent Notes
12 February 1834 Maryland State Colonization Society founds Maryland-in-Africa colony
12 February 1834 to February 1836 James Hall, Governor
February 1836 to 1 July 1836 Oliver Holmes, Jr., Governor
1 July 1836 to 28 September 1836 Three-Man Committee
28 September 1836 to 2 February 1841 John Brown Russwurm, Governor
State of Maryland in Liberia
2 February 1841 to 9 June 1851 John Brown Russwurm, Governor
9 June 1851 to 1852 Samuel Ford McGill, acting Governor
1852 to 29 May 1854 Samuel Ford McGill, Governor
The Independent State of Maryland in Liberia
29 May 1854 to 8 June 1854 Samuel Ford McGill, Governor
8 June 1854 to April 1856 William A. Prout, Governor
April 1856 to 18 March 1857 Boston Jenkins Drayton, Governor
18 March 1857 Incorporated into The Republic of Liberia