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Benedict Swingate Calvert (c. 1730–1788), the illegitimate son of The 5th Baron Baltimore, (the third Proprietor/Colonial Governor of Maryland). He was a Loyalist and Judge of the Land Office prior to the American Revolution (1775–1783).
CHILDREN. SONS: Charles Calvert, 5th Lord Baltimore (1699-1751); Benedict Leonard Calvert (1700-1732); Edward Henry Calvert (1701-1730), who married Margaret Lee; and Cecilius Calvert (1702-1765), principal secretary of Maryland, who served jointly with Thomas Beake from January 1729/30 to February 1732/33, and alone from 1751 until death.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Benedict Leonard 4th Lord Baron Baltimore Gov Maryland Calvert (1677–1715) of Prince George's, Maryland, United States.
Calvert married four times, outliving three wives, and had at least two children. He died in England in 1715 at the age of 78, his family fortunes much diminished. With his death he passed his title, and his claim to Maryland, to his second son Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (1679–1715), his eldest son Cecil having ...
Bickham, Troy O. "Calvert, Benedict Leonard, fourth Baron Baltimore (1679–1715), colonial proprietor." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
The first of the Lords Baltimore to be born in Maryland, Benedict Leonard Calvert was married in 1698/9 to Lady Charlotte Lee whom he divorced in 1705. In 1713, he converted to Anglicanism. Upon learning of his son’s conversion, Charles Calvert, Third Lord Baltimore, cut off his son’s income, making him dependent upon Queen Anne whom he petitioned for support.
