COMPTROLLER OF MARYLAND

The 'Comptroller of Maryland', United States, currently Peter Franchot, is the state's chief financial officer and is also elected by the people for a four year term. The comptroller is not term-limited. The office was established by the Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern about the potential for fraud and corruption in the administration of the public treasury. The constitutional duties of the office begin with the broad mandate to exercise "general superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the State", which includes collecting taxes and maintaining the general ledger. The Comptroller (or a deputy) countersigns all checks drawn by the State Treasurer (who is elected by the General Assembly) upon the deposits of the State. The Comptroller also prescribes the formalities for transfer of other evidence of State debt and countersigns such papers.
In addition, the comptroller's office audits taxpayers for compliance, handles delinquent tax collection, and enforces license and unclaimed property laws. The agency publicizes forgotten bank accounts, insurance benefits and other unclaimed assets of taxpayers. Acting as Maryland's chief accountant, the comptroller pays the state's bills, maintains its books, prepares financial reports, and pays its state employees.

Contents

List of Comptrollers of Maryland

References

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List of Comptrollers of Maryland

Order	Name	Term
1	Phillip F. Thomas	1851-1853
2	Henry E. Bateman	1853-1854
3	William Pinkney Whyte	1854-1856
4	William Henry Purnell	1856-1861
5	Dennis Claude	1861
6	Abram Lingan Jarrett	1861-1862
7	Samuel Snowden Maffit	1862-1864
8	Henry Hollyday Goldsborough	1864
9	Robert John Jump	1864-1867
10	William James Leonard	1867-1870
11	Levin Woolford	1870-1878
12	Thomas James Keating	1878-1884
13	J. Frank Turner	1884-1888
14	L. Victor Baughman	1888-1892
15	Marion deKalb Smith	1892-1896
16	Robert Patterson Graham	1896-1898
17	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	1898-1900
18	Joshua W. Hering	1900-1904
19	Gordon T. Atkinson	1904-1907
20	Joshua W. Hering	1907-1910
21	William B. Clagett	1910-1911
22	Charles H. Stanley	1911-1912
23	Emerson C. Harrington	1912-1916
24	Hugh A. McMullen	1916-1920
25	E. Brooke Lee	1920-1922
26	William S. Gordy, Jr.	1922-1939
27	J. Millard Tawes	1939-1947
28	James J. Lacy	1947-1950
29	J. Millard Tawes	1950-1959
30	Louis L. Goldstein	1959-1998
31	Robert L. Swann	1998-1999
32	William Donald Schaefer	1999-2007
33	Peter Franchot	2007-

References

★ List of Comptroller of Maryland from the Maryland Archives

External link

★ Official website of the Comptroller of Maryland