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| − | '''Charles Carroll''' (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737-November 14, 1832) was a delegate and Senator for the state of [[Maryland]]. 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> | + | '''Charles Carroll''' (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737-November 14, 1832) was a delegate and Senator for the state of [[Maryland]]. 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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Revision as of 04:38, March 23, 2011
Charles Carroll (of Carrollton) (September 19, 1737-November 14, 1832) was a delegate and Senator for the state of Maryland. 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. [1] He was also the only Catholic signer of that document. His estate, Homewood, is on the grounds of Johns Hopkins University.