Charles Carroll (barrister)

Charles Carroll (March 22, 1723 – March 23, 1783) was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis, Maryland. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776 and 1777. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

1 Early life
2 Revolutionary years
3 Mount Clare and other
4 External links
5 Further reading

Early life

Charles Carroll was born at Annapolis, Maryland and was a distant cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Daniel Carroll. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19 1737 &ndash November 14 1832 was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later United States Daniel Carroll is also the birth name of entertainer Danny La Rue Daniel Carroll ( July 22 1730 July 5 His father, also Charles Carroll, took him to Europe in 1733 for his education. Young Charles spent six years at the English House school in Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. He then went to England to complete his education at Eton and Cambridge. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the After graduating Cambridge in 1746, Charles returned to Annapolis. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He took up residence there. He busied himself learning to manage the family's farm and mills at Carrollton.

In 1751 Charles decided on a more specific career. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He journeyed to London, took up residence at the Middle Temple, and studied law. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers He was admitted to the bar at the Inns of Court there before returning to Maryland early in 1755. The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations to one of which every barrister in England and Wales (and those judges who were formerly barristers Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Since there were now three other relatives named Charles active in public affairs in the area, he began to call himself Charles Carroll, Barrister. A barrister is a Lawyer found in many Common law Jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a Fused profession) in relation Three months later his father died, leaving Charles, at 32, one of the wealthiest men in Maryland. He was elected to his father's seat for Anne Arundel County in the Maryland Assembly. Anne Arundel County (ˌænəˈrʌndəl with a stress on the run) is a County located in the U

In 1760 he completed construction of his summer home and estate at Georgia Plantation, west of Baltimore. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap He named the home [Mount Clare] after his grandmother. In June of 1763 Charles married, to Margaret Tilghman (1742-1817), daughter of Matthew Tilghman of Talbot County. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Matthew Tilghman ( February 17, 1718 – May 4, 1790) was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as Talbot County is a County located in the US state of Maryland. Although the couple had no children who reached maturity, they remained together until his death. She became the mistress of Mount Clare, and earned a reputation for her greenhouse and pinery, where she grew oranges, lemons, and pineapple.

Revolutionary years

Carroll continued in the Assembly until it was prorogued at the beginning of the Revolution, and then met with other leaders in the Annapolis Convention and had important roles in all their sessions. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" He joined the Committee of Correspondence in 1774, and the Committee of Safety in 1775. The committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating He presided over several sessions of the Convention, which was the early revolutionary government in Maryland.

Charles was one of the committee of the convention that drafted the Declaration and Charter of Rights and form of government for the state of Maryland which served as Maryland's first new constitution after it was adopted on November 3, 1776. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a When the convention voted to expel the royal governor, Robert Eden, he delivered the message as the chairman of the Convention. Robert Eden may refer to Sir Robert Eden 1st Baronet of West Auckland (c Then, in an action typical of his style, he entertained the governor and his wife as house guests at Mount Clare until they sailed for England.

Later in November of 1776, the Convention sent Carroll as a delegate to the Continental Congress to replace his cousin, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the Charles Carroll of Carrollton (September 19 1737 &ndash November 14 1832 was a delegate to the Continental Congress and later United States He served in that Congress until February 15, 1777. He declined the position of Chief Justice in the new revolutionary government. But when he returned, he was elected to the first state Senate in 1777. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Later he was re-elected and served in that office until his death, on March 23, 1783, at Mount Clare. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or His funeral was held at Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Baltimore. He was buried there but later his body was moved to St. Anne's Churchyard in Annapolis.

Mount Clare and other

In the early 1760s, Carroll took the lead and encouraged a group of his business associates to build a fund for a young saddler, Charles Willson Peale, so that he could go to Europe and study painting. Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Charles Willson Peale ( April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist

After Charles' death, his wife Margaret stayed at Mount Clare until her death there on March 14, 1817. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Their home today is a museum, operated since 1917 by the National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of Maryland, and owned by the city of Baltimore. The core of the home is the refurbished main block. The wings, which had been lost over the years, were rebuilt in 1908. A great deal of the family furniture and possessions are preserved there. The home is a fine example of Georgian architecture, and stands on a rise in the center of Carroll Park in southwest Baltimore. Mount Clare Museum House is open to the public year round.

Contents

Early life

Revolutionary years

Mount Clare and other

External links

Further reading