Leonard Calvert

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Leonard Calvert was the first proprietary governor of Maryland and a key colonial leader who helped establish one of the earliest English settlements in North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
human
politician
appointedBy Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED
associatedWith Chesapeake Bay region NERFINISHED
Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
burialPlace St. Mary’s City, Maryland NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
colonyGoverned Province of Maryland NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1606
dateOfDeath 1647-06
employer Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED
endTime 1647 (as governor of Maryland)
era Colonial America NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup English
familyName Calvert NERFINISHED
father George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED
founded St. Mary’s City, Maryland NERFINISHED
givenName Leonard NERFINISHED
hasTitle Governor of Maryland
languageSpoken English
memberOf Calvert family NERFINISHED
mother Anne Mynne NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first proprietary governor of Maryland
helping establish one of the earliest enduring English settlements in North America
notableWork early governance of Maryland
establishment of the Maryland colony
founding of St. Mary’s City
officeContested governor of Maryland
oversaw implementation of religious toleration policies in early Maryland
partOf English colonization of North America
history of colonial Maryland
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath St. Mary’s City, Maryland NERFINISHED
positionHeld colonial governor in British America
first governor of the Province of Maryland
proprietary governor of Maryland
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence St. Mary’s City, Maryland NERFINISHED
sibling Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore NERFINISHED
significantEvent conflict with William Claiborne over Kent Island
founding of St. Mary’s City in 1634
restoration of proprietary government in Maryland in 1646
temporary exile from Maryland during Ingle’s Rebellion
voyage to Maryland in 1633–1634
startTime 1634 (as governor of Maryland)

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St. Mary's City, Maryland foundedBy Leonard Calvert