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Charles Carroll (September 19, 1737 – November 14, 1832), known as Charles Carroll of Carrollton or Charles Carroll III, was an American politician, planter, and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Jan 5, 2024 · Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a planter and politician from Maryland who is most famous for being the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence and the last living signer. Carroll was considered to be one of the wealthiest men in America during his lifetime.
In 1826, Charles Carroll of Carrollton became the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence with the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th. Two years later at the age of 91, Carroll laid the cornerstone for the B&O Railroad.
Resident of the Mansion and Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born on September 19, 1737 in Annapolis Maryland to Charles Carroll of Annapolis, a prominent gentry farmer and agitator for Catholic equality, and Elizabeth Brooke.
Charles Carroll was an American patriot leader, the longest- surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the only Roman Catholic to sign that document. Until 1765 Carroll attended Jesuit colleges in Maryland and France and studied law in France and England.
Carroll is the founder of the conservative American Catholic tradition. He was a staunch patriot and signatory to the Declaration of Independence, and he pledged his fortune to the cause of independence.
Feb 25, 2020 · Charles Carroll was an American politician, a delegate to the second Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
