Samuel Ogle

Samuel Ogle (* around 1694 in Northumberland , England ; † May 3, 1752 in Annapolis , later in the US state of Maryland ) was a British colonial governor of the Province of Maryland .

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Samuel Ogle came from a well-known and prominent family in Northumberland. His father of the same name (1659-1719) was, among other things, a member of the House of Commons in London . The younger Samuel Ogle joined the British Army , where he made it up to the captain (English. Captain) in a cavalry unit. In 1731 he was appointed by Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore , owner of the Province of Maryland, to succeed the local governor Benedict Leonard Calvert . The latter died of tuberculosis on June 1, 1732 on his way home by ship to England .

Soon after his arrival, the conflict with the neighboring colony of Pennsylvania, known as Cresap's War , broke out . This resulted in attacks by settlers from both colonies against one another. The demarcation between the colonies was particularly controversial. Both colonial administrations filed complaints against each other and asked King George II for a solution to the conflict. However, this was to be delayed until 1767 and thus took place long after the death of the king called for help, who had already died in 1760. Only then was the dispute between the two colonies and the two dominant families Penn and Calvert settled with the establishment of the so-called Mason-Dixon line . Meanwhile, the conflict continued subliminally.

At the height of the conflict, Lord Baltimore assumed governorship for a few months in 1732 and 1733. Then he put Samuel Ogle back in the office, which he then exercised from 1733 to 1742. He was then ordered back to England during the War of Jenkins' Ear , where he was temporarily entrusted with other duties. In Maryland, the office of governor passed to Thomas Bladen , who held it between 1742 and 1747. Then Bladen was replaced by Ogle, who took up a third and final term as colonial governor of Maryland.

He held this office until his death on May 3, 1752 in Annapolis. Samuel Ogle was also known for his passion for horse breeding and horse racing . Since 1741 Samuel Ogle was married to the much younger Anne Tasker (1723-1817), who was a daughter of Ogles' successor as Governor Benjamin Tasker . The couple had five children. This also included the son Benjamin Ogle , who was governor of the US state of Maryland between 1798 and 1801 .

Web links

• Samuel Ogle in Virtual American Biographies

• Samuel Ogle in the database of Find a Grave (English)