Charles Carroll (lawyer)

Charles Carroll (born March 22, 1723 in Annapolis , Province of Maryland , †  March 23, 1783 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American politician . In 1776 and 1777 he was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress .

Career

Charles Carroll was a cousin of US Senator Charles Carroll (1737-1832) and Daniel Carroll (1730-1796), a signatory of the United States' Declaration of Independence . Another cousin was Daniel's brother John Carroll (1735-1815), the first Catholic bishop or archbishop in the United States. Carroll was raised and taught in Europe. He attended schools in Lisbon and England . There he graduated from both Eton College and the University of Cambridge . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession from 1755 in Annapolis. In the same year he became a member of the colonial House of Representatives in Maryland, succeeding his late father. He inherited his father's fortune and lands, making him a wealthy man. In 1760 his summer residence was completed on the Georgia Plantation near Baltimore, which he named Mount Clare .

Carroll remained a member of the colonial parliament until the American Revolution , which he joined in the 1770s. He became a member of several freedom committees in Maryland. In 1776 he drafted the Declaration of Rights for Maryland. Between 1776 and 1777 he represented Maryland in the Continental Congress. He was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1777 until his death . He died on March 23, 1783, the day after his 60th birthday, on Mount Clare near Baltimore.

Web links

• Charles Carroll in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Carroll in the database of Find a Grave (English)