Maryland began as a proprietary colony of the CatholicCalvert family, the Lords Baltimore under a royal charter, and its first eight governors were appointed by them. When the Catholic King of England, James II, was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution, the Calverts lost their charter and Maryland became a royal colony. It was governed briefly by local Protestants before the arrival of the first of 12 governors appointed directly by the English crown. The royal charter was restored to the Calverts in 1715 and governors were again appointed by the Calverts through the American Revolution.[1]
Colonial periodedit
This list includes appointed governors, including those briefly appointed by the Cromwellian government, but excludes those who claimed themselves as governors of the colony without a formal appointment from London.
^While Benedict Leonard Calvert, son of the proprietor, was technically Governor from 1684–88, though he was only an infant at this time. The actual governance was done by the Governor's council.
^Yentsch, Anne E, p.55, A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: a Study in Historical Archaeology, Cambridge University Press (1994) Retrieved Jan 2010
^Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene, p.306, Maryland: A History of Its People Retrieved August 3, 2010
April 18, 2024
list, colonial, governors, maryland, maryland, began, proprietary, colony, catholic, calvert, family, lords, baltimore, under, royal, charter, first, eight, governors, were, appointed, them, when, catholic, king, england, james, overthrown, glorious, revolutio. Maryland began as a proprietary colony of the Catholic Calvert family the Lords Baltimore under a royal charter and its first eight governors were appointed by them When the Catholic King of England James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution the Calverts lost their charter and Maryland became a royal colony It was governed briefly by local Protestants before the arrival of the first of 12 governors appointed directly by the English crown The royal charter was restored to the Calverts in 1715 and governors were again appointed by the Calverts through the American Revolution 1 Colonial period editThis list includes appointed governors including those briefly appointed by the Cromwellian government but excludes those who claimed themselves as governors of the colony without a formal appointment from London Number Name Picture Took office Left officeProprietary governors1 Leonard Calvert nbsp 1634 16472 Thomas Greene 1647 16493 William Stone nbsp 1649 March 28 16524 Rev Robert Brook Sr March 29 1652 July 3 16525 William Stone nbsp July 4 1652 16566 Lieutenant General Josias Fendall 1657 16607 Phillip Calvert 1660 16608 Charles Calvert 3rd Baron Baltimore nbsp 1661 16769 Jesse Wharton 1676 167610 Thomas Notley 1676 167911 Charles Calvert 3rd Baron Baltimore nbsp 1679 168412 Benedict Calvert 4th Baron Baltimore 2 nbsp 1684 168813 William Joseph 1688 1689Leaders of the Protestant associators1 John Coode 1689 16902 Nehemiah Blakiston 1691 1692Royal governors1 Sir Lionel Copley 1692 16932 Sir Thomas Lawrence 1693 16943 Sir Edmund Andros nbsp 1693 16934 Colonel Nicholas Greenberry 1693 16945 Sir Edmund Andros nbsp 1694 16946 Sir Thomas Lawrence 1694 16947 Francis Nicholson nbsp 1694 16998 Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston 1699 17029 Thomas Tench 1702 170410 Colonel John Seymour 1704 170911 Major General Edward Lloyd 1709 171412 John Hart nbsp 1714 1715Governors of the restored proprietary government1 John Hart nbsp 1715 17202 Colonel Thomas Brooke Jr 1720 17203 Captain Charles Calvert 3 4 nbsp 1720 17274 Benedict Leonard Calvert nbsp 1727 17315 Samuel Ogle nbsp 1731 17326 Charles Calvert 5th Baron Baltimore nbsp 1732 17337 Samuel Ogle nbsp 1733 17428 Sir Thomas Bladen 1742 1746 479 Samuel Ogle nbsp 1746 47 175210 Benjamin Tasker 1752 175311 Horatio Sharpe nbsp 1753 176912 Sir Robert Eden 1st Baronet of Maryland nbsp 1769 1776See also editList of governors of MarylandNotes edit Maryland Governor Origin amp Functions Maryland Manual Online Retrieved 2007 06 24 While Benedict Leonard Calvert son of the proprietor was technically Governor from 1684 88 though he was only an infant at this time The actual governance was done by the Governor s council Yentsch Anne E p 55 A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves a Study in Historical Archaeology Cambridge University Press 1994 Retrieved Jan 2010 Chapelle Suzanne Ellery Greene p 306 Maryland A History of Its People Retrieved August 3 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of colonial governors of Maryland amp oldid 1217357349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,