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'''Daniel Carroll''' (July 22, 1730 - 1796) was a Founder of the [[United States]] who signed the [[Articles of Confederation]] and later signed the [[U.S. Constitution]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]]. He was a member of a prominent [[Irish Catholic]] family from [[Maryland]]. 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]].
'''Daniel Carroll''' (July 22, 1730 - 1796) was a Founder of the [[United States]] who signed the [[Articles of Confederation]] and later signed the [[U.S. Constitution]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]].
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>
He was a member of a prominent [[Irish Catholic]] family from [[Maryland]].
==Career==
==Career==
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. 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==