President of the Maryland Senate

The President of the Maryland Senate is elected by a majority of the state senators. The incumbent is Bill Ferguson who has held the role since January 8, 2020.

The Maryland Constitution of 1864 created the new position of Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, elected by the voters of the state. That officer served as president of the Senate and would assume the office of governor if the incumbent should die, resign, be removed, or be disqualified. Christopher Christian Cox was the first and only lieutenant governor to preside over the Senate in that capacity; the position was abolished in the state's 1867 Constitution, which remains in effect as amended. When the lieutenant governorship was re-established by a constitutional amendment in 1970, it did not include the Senate presidency.

List of Senate presidents OrderName (Political Party)DistrictSessions1Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer1777–17802Matthew Tilghman17803Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer17804George Plater1780–17825Matthew Tilghman1782–17836Charles Carroll of Carrollton17837Daniel Carroll17838Charles Carroll of Carrollton17839George Plater178410John Smith178411George Plater178512Daniel Carroll178513George Plater178614John Smith178615Daniel Carroll178716George Plater1787–178817Daniel Carroll1788–178918John Smith178919George Plater179020William Smallwood179121George Dent179222William Perry1792–179823John Thomas1797–180024Richard Harwood1801–180525William Thomas1806–180726Stephen Lowrey180727William Thomas1807–180928Stephen Lowrey180929William Thomas1809–181330Elijah Davis1813–181531William Spencer1816–182032William R. Stuart1821–182533Edward Lloyd182634William H. Marriott1827–183035Benjamin S. Forrest1831–183436Thomas Sappington183437John G. Chapman (Whig)1834–183638Richard ThomasSt. Mary's1836–184339William WilliamsSomerset1844–184740William Lingan GaitherMontgomery184941Edward LloydTalbot1852–185342William Lingan GaitherMontgomery185443George WellsAnne Arundel185644Edwin H. WebsterHarford185845John B. BrookePrince George's1860–186146Henry Hollyday GoldsboroughTalbot1861–186247John S. SellmanAnne Arundel186448Christopher C. Cox (National Union)*1865–186749Barnes Compton (D)Charles1868–187050Henry Snyder (D)Baltimore City, District 2187251John Lee Carroll (D)Howard187452Daniel Fields (D)Caroline187653Edward Lloyd (D)Talbot187854Herman Stump, Jr. (D)Harford188055George Hawkins Williams (D)Baltimore188256Henry Lloyd (D)Dorchester188457Edwin Warfield (D)Howard188658George Peter (D)Montgomery188859Robert Franklin Brattan (D)Somerset189060Edward Lloyd VII (D)Talbot189261John Walter Smith (D)Worcester189462William Cabell Bruce (D)Baltimore City, District 2189663John Wirt Randall (R)Anne Arundel189864John Hubner (D)Baltimore1900–190265Spencer Cone Jones (D)Montgomery190466Joseph B. Seth (D)Talbot1906–190867Arthur Pue Gorman Jr. (D)Howard191068Jesse D. Price (D)Wicomico1912–191469Peter J. Campbell (D)Baltimore City, District 21916–191870William I. Norris (D)Baltimore City, District 11920–192271David G. McIntosh Jr. (D)Baltimore1924–192972Walter J. Mitchell (D)Charles1931–193373Lansdale G. Sasscer (D)Prince George's1935–193774Arthur H. Brice (D)Kent1939–194375James J. Lindsay, Jr. (D)Baltimore1944–194676Joseph R. Byrnes (D)Baltimore City, District 51947–195077L. Harold Sothoron (D)Prince George's1950 78George W. Della (D)Baltimore City, District 61951–195479Louis L. Goldstein (D)Calvert1955–195880George W. Della (D)Baltimore City, District 61959–196281William S. James (D)Harford1963–197482Steny Hoyer (D)District 261975–197883James Clark, Jr. (D)District 141979–198284Melvin A. Steinberg (D)District 111983–198685Thomas V. 'Mike' Miller, Jr. (D)District 271987–January 8, 202086Bill Ferguson (D)District 46January 8, 2020 – Present * Cox was elected Lieutenant Governor under the 1864 Constitution, which made him ex officio president of the Senate.

See also List of Maryland General Assembly sessions

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