| John Charles Groome | |
| Term Start: | 1838 |
| Term End: | 1838 |
| Predecessor: | new office |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Elkton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Elkton, Maryland, U.S. |
John Charles Groome (June 8, 1800 – November 30, 1866) was Secretary of State of Maryland, appointed by Governor Thomas W. Veazey in 1838.
He was born in Elkton, Maryland, on June 8, 1800, to John Groome and Elizabeth Black. He graduated from Princeton College then studied law under E.F. Chambers and Levin Gale. He graduated from Litchfield Law School. He married Elizabeth Riddle Black on December 6, 1836, and they had five children: James Black Groome, Maria Stokes Groome Knight, Elizabeth Black Groome Constable, Jane S. Groome Black, and John C. Groome II (1839-1860). He died on November 30, 1866, in Elkton, Maryland.[1]
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