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(Q679316)

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Leonard Calvert

first governor of Maryland colony (1606-1647)

  • Hon. Leonard Calvert
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given name
Leonard
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family name
Calvert
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date of death
9 June 1647Gregorian
earliest date
9 June 1647Gregorian
latest date
10 June 1647Gregorian
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stated in
Archives of Maryland Biographical Series
Archives of Maryland Biographical Series ID
00198
quotation
On 10 June 1647, Margaret Brent informed the Council that "the late governor, Leonard Calvert . . . " lying upon his death bed, did by word of mouth on the ninth of this month, appoint Thomas Greene Esq. governor of the province." [AOM,3:187] Thus Leonard Calvert died on either June 9th or June 10th (English)
retrieved
19 August 2021
position held
Colonial Governor of Maryland
start time
1633
end time
June 1647Gregorian
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stated in
Archives of Maryland Biographical Series
title
Leonard Calvert (ca. 1606-1647) (English)
reference URL
https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000100/000198/html/198bio.html
last update
20 May 2014
quotation
Provincial Offices: Governor, 1633-1647. (English)
In 1633, Leonard sailed to Maryland with the first two ships of immigrants, and he became the colony's first governor. He served until his death on June 11, 1647. On 10 June 1647, Margaret Brent informed the Council that "the late governor, Leonard Calvert . . . " lying upon his death bed, did by word of mouth on the ninth of this month, appoint Thomas Greene Esq. governor of the province." [AOM,3:187] Thus Leonard Calvert died on either June 9th or June 10th. (English)
retrieved
21 October 2020
Commons category
Leonard Calvert
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Identifiers

ISNI
0000000030192323
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FAST ID
58542
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Prabook ID
1055409
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SNAC ARK ID
w6fc7kp9
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genealogics.org person ID
I00539342
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I00186734
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WikiTree person ID
Calvert-24
subject named as
Governor Leonard Calvert Esq (est. 1606 - est. 9 Jun 1647)
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