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| − | '''Charles Carroll''' (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737 | + | '''Charles Carroll''' (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832) was a delegate and Senator for the state of [[Maryland]].<ref>[http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/000200/000209/html/209images.html Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)], Charles Carroll, with images</ref> A delegate to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1776, 1777, and 1778, he also signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]; at the time of his death in 1832, he was the last surviving signer of that document.<ref>http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000185</ref> He was also the only [[Catholic]] signer of that document. His estate, Homewood, is on the grounds of [[Johns Hopkins University]]. |
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| Charles Carroll of Carrollton | |
| State | Maryland |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Founding Documents | Declaration of Independence |
Charles Carroll (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832) was a delegate and Senator for the state of Maryland.[1] A delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776, 1777, and 1778, he also signed the Declaration of Independence; at the time of his death in 1832, he was the last surviving signer of that document.[2] He was also the only Catholic signer of that document. His estate, Homewood, is on the grounds of Johns Hopkins University.
References
- ↑ Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series), Charles Carroll, with images
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000185
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