Charles Goldsborough

Charles Goldsborough (born July 15, 1765 in Dorchester County , Province of Maryland , † December 13, 1834 near Cambridge , Maryland ) was an American politician and between 1805 and 1817 a member of the US House of Representatives and in 1819 Governor of the state of Maryland .

Career

Charles Goldsborough studied at the University of Pennsylvania until 1787 . After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1790. Between 1791 and 1795 he was a member of the Maryland Senate . In 1797 he also served in the Maryland House of Representatives . From 1805 to 1817 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives.

In 1818 he was elected the new governor of the Maryland General Assembly . Goldsborough served only one term between January 8, 1819 and December 20 of the same year, which was uneventful. The reason for his removal in 1819 was the political decline of his Federalist Party in those years. His candidacies in 1820 and 1821 were also unsuccessful. Goldsborough would remain the last governor of his party in Maryland.

After the end of his tenure, he retired to his estate near Cambridge. He died there in December 1834. Charles Goldsborough was married twice and had a total of 17 children. He was the great-grandfather of Thomas Alan Goldsborough , who was a member of the US House of Representatives from 1921 to 1931. Another great-grandson was Winder Laird Henry , who was also a member of Congress from 1894 to 1895 .

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SURNAME	Goldsborough, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 15, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dorchester County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH	December 13, 1834
Place of death	near Cambridge , Maryland