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St. Mary's County has the oldest documented sheriff's office in Maryland and one of the oldest in the United States. [11] In 1637, James Baldridge was appointed sheriff. Since 1776, sheriffs in St. Mary's County have been determined by election. Steven A. Hall is the current sheriff. He was sworn in on December 5, 2022.
The St. Mary's Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest documented sheriff's offices in the United States, starting with James Baldridge in 1637. As the county was established in 1634 along with Virginia's first eight counties, there most likely was a sheriff appointed at that time, however no documentation has been found prior to 1637.
Mary, Lady Somerset, sister-in-law of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore: 24,910: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2) St. Mary's County: 037: Leonardtown: 1637: From unorganized territory. Was named Potomac County between 1654 and 1658. The Virgin Mary, first county named in a colony intended to be a haven for Catholics: 115,281: 611 sq mi (1,582 km 2 ...
Leonardtown is a town in and the county seat of St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. [2] The population was 4,563 at the 2020 census.. Historic Leonardtown includes both a large public high school and a public middle school Leonardtown Middle School as well as a Catholic high school and an elementary school Leonardtown Elementary School, offices of the county government, and St. Mary's ...
The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution.The United States is a federation; consequently, the government of Maryland, like the other 49 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the Constitution of the United States.
[4] [5] From 2004 to 2010, he was the president of the Southern Maryland Navy Alliance. [2] [6] In 2010, Morgan was elected to the St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners, and was re-elected in 2014 and 2018. [7] He served as the board's vice president in 2014. [2]
272 slaves from across Maryland, including the Southern Maryland counties of Charles, St. Mary's, and Prince George's, were sold during the 1838 Jesuit slave sale to two planters in Louisiana. [ 35 ] A notable abolitionist from southern Maryland was Josiah Henson , a slave who was born in Charles County before escaping to Canada .
St. Clement's Island State Park is a publicly owned historic preservation and recreational area that encompasses St. Clement's Island, an uninhabited Potomac River island lying one-half mile southeast of Colton's Point, St. Mary's County, Maryland.