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Daniel Carroll's cousin, [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], signed the [[Declaration of Independence]].

Daniel Carroll's cousin, [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], signed the [[Declaration of Independence]].

==Early Life==

==Early life==

He was born in Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges county, on July 22, 1730.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AhdJtDZCJqcC&pg=PA536 United States Congressional Serial Set]</ref>

He was born in Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges county, on July 22, 1730.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AhdJtDZCJqcC&pg=PA536 United States Congressional Serial Set]</ref>

Carroll was a delegate in the [[Continental Congress]] from 1780-1784, and was also a delegate in the [[Constitutional Convention]] that framed the Federal [[Constitution]].  Other members of the Maryland delegation to the Convention were [[Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer]], [[James McHenry]], [[John Francis Mercer]] and [[Luther Martin]].

Carroll was a delegate in the [[Continental Congress]] from 1780-1784, and was also a delegate in the [[Constitutional Convention]] that framed the Federal [[Constitution]].  Other members of the Maryland delegation to the Convention were [[Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer]], [[James McHenry]], [[John Francis Mercer]] and [[Luther Martin]].

He was elected as a Federalist to the First Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791) and took an active part in fixing seat of government.  As a [[congressman]] he voted for locating the Nation's Capital on the Potomac, and his family donated most of the land.  He also voted for [[Hamilton]]'s program for the federal government to assume the state obligations arising from the [[American Revolution]].  In 1791, [[President Washington]] appointed him as one of the commissioners to locate the District of Columbia and the Federal city.

He was elected as a Federalist to the First Congress (March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791) and took an active part in fixing seat of government.  As a [[congressman]] he voted for locating the Nation's Capital on the Potomac, and his family donated most of the land.  He also voted for [[Hamilton]]'s program for the federal government to assume the state obligations arising from the [[American Revolution]].  In 1791, [[President Washington]] appointed him as one of the commissioners to locate the District of Columbia and the Federal city.

==Passing==

==Passing==

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[[Category: Founding Fathers]]

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