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==Career==
 
==Career==
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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]].  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.
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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]].
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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.
    
==Passing==
 
==Passing==
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