CALVERT, George
Birth Name | CALVERT, George [1] |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | about 52 years |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth | about 1580 | Yorks., England |
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Death | 1632 | London, England |
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Occupation | Entered Parliament, 1609. Secretary of State to James I, 1619-1625 |
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Nobility Title | Lord Baltimore, 1 |
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Parents
Father | CALVERT, Leonard |
Mother | CROSSLAND, Grace |
Families
Married | Wife | MYNNE, Anne | ||||||||||||
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Married | Wife | ?, Joane | ||||||||||||
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Narrative
In 1632 Charles I granted the Lord Baltimore the right to found the colony of Maryland as a place for Roman Catholics to be free from persecution. As Baltimore died before the charter was signed, his son Cecilius, the second Lord Baltimore, founded the colony.