Charles Carroll of Carrollton
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton was a prominent Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later served as a U.S. senator.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton canonical | 35 |
| Charles Carroll | 1 |
| Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
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United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ planter ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1737-09-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Annapolis
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surface form:
Annapolis, Province of Maryland
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| burialPlace |
Doughoregan Manor
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surface form:
Doughoregan Manor family chapel
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| child | Mary Carroll ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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surface form:
Great Britain
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfRetirement | 1800-11-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1832-11-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
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| educatedAt |
College of Louis le Grand
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Jesuit College of St. Omer ⓘ Middle Temple ⓘ |
| familyName | Carroll ⓘ |
| father | Charles Carroll of Annapolis ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish-American ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | of Carrollton ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence
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being the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Federalists
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surface form:
Federalist Party
|
| mother | Elizabeth Brooke ⓘ |
| name | Charles Carroll of Carrollton self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | laid cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on 1828-07-04 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned | Doughoregan Manor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
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| positionHeld |
Member of the Continental Congress
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Member of the Maryland Convention ⓘ Member of the Maryland Senate ⓘ United States Senator from Maryland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented | Maryland ⓘ |
| residence |
Annapolis
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surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
Carrollton, Maryland ⓘ |
| signatoryOf |
Articles of Confederation
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American Declaration of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
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| signatureImage | Charles Carroll of Carrollton signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Darnall ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
this entity surface form:
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
subject surface form:
Carrollton, Georgia
subject surface form:
Carroll County, Georgia
this entity surface form:
Charles Carroll
subject surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence