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1702. Annapolis, Maryland. Died. 1782 (aged 79–80) Nationality. American. Occupation. Planter. 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.
- 1782 (aged 79–80)
- Planter
- American
- 1702, Annapolis, Maryland
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.
Political Affiliation: Federalist Party. 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
The seat of the Catholic Carrolls of Annapolis, the Charles Carroll House was the primary urban residence of its most famous owner, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Today, the property, on the grounds of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church , is among the largest and most impressive historic sites in Annapolis .
Resident of the Mansion and Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born on September 19, 1737 in Annapolis Maryland to Charles Carroll of Annapolis, a prominent gentry farmer and agitator for Catholic equality, and Elizabeth Brooke.
By 1822, the first sanctioned Catholic Church in Annapolis, St. Mary’s, was erected and built on the Carroll property. 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.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) Artist: Michael Laty (1826 - 1848), 1846. Medium: Oil on canvas. Maryland Historical Society. First Citizen. Charles Carroll of Carrollton was born in Annapolis in 1737. He received a formal education in Europe and studied law in France and England.
