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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> | * "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> | ||
| + | * "I am now the last surviving signer."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=FkYSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA256 Life of Charles Carroll of Carrollton]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 17:50, December 26, 2016
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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.
Quotes
- "Why keep alive the question of slavery? It is admitted by all to be a great evil." [3]
- "I am now the last surviving signer."[4]
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