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Signature. Leonard Calvert (1606 – June 9, 1647) was the first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland. [2] He was the second son of The 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), the first proprietor of Maryland. His younger brother Cecil (1605–1675), who inherited the colony and the title upon the death of their father George, April 15 ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Leonard Calvert (born c. 1606, England—died June 9, 1647, St. Mary’s, Md. [U.S.]) was the first governor of Maryland colony. Leonard Calvert was the younger brother of Cecilius Calvert and the son of George Calvert, 1st Lord Baltimore. Upon George Calvert’s death in 1632, Cecilius inherited the family title and also became proprietor of ...
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Learn about Leonard Calvert, who led the expedition of the Ark and Dove to Maryland in 1633 and established the colony's government and laws. Find out how he faced challenges from Native Americans, Virginia rivals and the English Civil War.
Leonard Calvert (ca. 1606-1647) MSA SC 3520-198. Biography: Leonard Calvert, Maryland's first colonial governor, was born in England circa 1606. His father, Sir George Calvert, received the title, Baron of Baltimore, from King James I of England, and thus became the First Lord Baltimore in February, 1625. When George died on April 15, 1632 ...
Leonard Calvert was born about 1606, the second son of George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore. In 1628 he accompanied his father to the new Calvert colony at Ferryland in Newfoundland, Canada. While there, the Calverts engaged in a naval war with the French over control of the Newfoundland fishery. Lord Baltimore’s forces captured a French ...
In 1642, Leonard Calvert married Anne Brent, the daughter of Richard Brent and Elizabeth Reed. Together they had two children: William Calvert, who was born in 1643, and died May, 1682 in Baltimore County, Maryland; and, Anne Calvert, born in 1645. In 1643, Leonard sailed to England to confer with his brother.
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Here, Woodward portrays the Maryland colonists' landing on St. Clement's Island in March 1634. Woodward depicts the meeting between Leonard Calvert (1606-1647) and members of the Yaocomoco nation. Father Andrew White (1579-1656) is depicted holding a seemingly hastily-made cross while two other Yaocomoco, one of whom seem cautious of Calvert and White's intentions, watch. In the background ...
