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'''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]]. | '''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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| + | * "Why keep alive the question of slavery? It is admitted by all to be a great evil." <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TMmOCf_JmFgC&pg=PA321 The Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, 1737-1832]</ref> | ||
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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.
Quotes
- "Why keep alive the question of slavery? It is admitted by all to be a great evil." [3]
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