List of colonial heads of Maryland

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