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Charles Carroll II (1702–1782) known as Charles Carroll of Annapolis to distinguish him from his similarly named relatives, was a wealthy Maryland planter and lawyer.
2 days ago · Carroll was born on Sept. 19, 1737, as the only son of Charles Carroll of Annapolis and Elizabeth Brooke. The young Carroll spent more than a decade and a half of his formative years in Europe ...
The Charles Carroll House, with its beautiful manicured gardens on the historic Duke of Gloucester Street, was one of the Carroll family’s substantial Eighteenth-Century homes. Today it is one of Annapolis‘s landmark museum houses.
Charles Carroll (born Sept. 19, 1737, Annapolis, Md. [U.S.]—died Nov. 14, 1832, Baltimore, Md., U.S.) was an American patriot leader, the longest- surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the only Roman Catholic to sign that document.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 5, 2024 · Near the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he was considered to be one of the wealthiest men in the colonies. He was elected to serve on the Committee of Correspondence, in the Annapolis Convention — Maryland’s Provincial Congress — and the Maryland Committee of Safety.
- Randal Rust
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.
Charles Carroll House and Gardens of Annapolis, Maryland. Home to Three Generations and a Founding Father. 2024 TOUR SEASON! The Carroll House & Gardens will be open to the public June through October, on the first and second Saturday & Sunday of each month, 12pm – 4pm. We hope to see you then!
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