See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

CHARLES See also:

• CHARLES CARROLL (1737-1832)
• CARROLL, JOHN (1735-1815)

CARROLL (1737-1832)  , See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, of Irish ancestry, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• ANNAPOLIS

Annapolis, See also:

• MARYLAND

Maryland, on the 19th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1737 . He was educated abroad in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French Jesuit colleges, studied See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law at See also:

• BOURGES

Bourges, See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris and See also:

• LONDON

London,, and in See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1765 returned to Maryland, where an See also:

• ESTATE (through O. Fr. estat, mod. flat, from Lat. status, state, condition, position, stare, to stand)

estate known as " Carrollton," in See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, was settled upon him; he always signed his name as " See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• CARROLL, CHARLES (1737-1832)
• CARROLL, JOHN (1735-1815)

Carroll of Carrollton." Before and during the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence, he was a whig or patriot leader, and as such was naturally a member of the various See also:

• LOCAL

local and provincial extra-legal bodies—committees of See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

correspondence,committees of observation,See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of safety, provincial See also:

• CONVENTION (Lat. conventio, an assembly or agreement, from convenire, to come together)
• CONVENTION, THE NATIONAL

convention (1794-1776) and constitutional convention (1776) . From 1777 until 1800 he was a member of the Maryland See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

senate . In See also:

• APRIL

April-See also:

• JUNE

June 1776 he, with See also:

• SAMUEL

Samuel See also:

• CHASE
• CHASE, SALMON PORTLAND (1808-1873)
• CHASE, SAMUEL (1741–1811)
• CHASE, WILLIAM MERRITT (1849– )

Chase and See also:

• BENJAMIN
• BENJAMIN, JUDAHPHILIP (1811-1884)

Benjamin See also:

• FRANKLIN
• FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790)
• FRANKLIN, SIR JOHN (1786-1847)
• FRANKLIN, WILLIAM BUEL (1823-1903)

Franklin, was a member of the See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission fruitlessly sent by the See also:

• CONTINENTAL

continental See also:

• CONGRESS (Lat. congressus, coming together, from congredi; cum, with, and gradus, step)

congress to See also:

• CANADA

Canada for the purpose of persuading the Canadians to join the thirteen revolting colonies . From 1776 to 1779 he sat in the continental congress, rendering important services as a member of. the See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board of war, and See also:

• SIGNING

signing on the and of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1776 the See also:

• DECLARATION (from Lat. declarare, to make fully clear, clams)

Declaration of Independence, though he had not been elected until the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day on which that document was adopted . He out-lived all of the other signers . He was a member of the See also:

• UNITED

United States Senate from 1789 to 1792 . From 18o1 until his See also:

• DEATH

death, at See also:

• BALTIMORE
• BALTIMORE, GEORGE CALVERT, 1ST BARON (C. 1580—1632)

Baltimore, on the 14th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1832, he lived in retirement, his last public See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

act being the formal ceremony of starting the construction of the Baltimore and See also:

• OHIO

Ohio railway (See also:

• JULY

July 4, 1828) . In politics, after the formation of parties, he was a staunch Federalist . Of unusual ability, high See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character and See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• WEALTH

wealth, he exercised a powerful See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence, particularly among his co-religionists of the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic faith, and he used it to secure the independence of the colonies and to establish a See also:

• STABLE

stable central See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government . See the See also:

• LIFE

Life by Kate See also:

• MASON, FRANCIS (1799—1874)
• MASON, GEORGE (1725—1792)
• MASON, GEORGE HEMMING (1818–1872)
• MASON, JAMES MURRAY (1798-1871)
• MASON, JOHN (1586-1635)
• MASON, JOHN YOUNG (1799-1859)
• MASON, LOWELL (1792—1872)
• MASON, SIR JOHN (1503–1566)
• MASON, SIR JOSIAH (1795-1881)
• MASON, WILLIAM (1725—1797)

Mason See also:

• ROWLAND, HENRY AUGUSTUS (1848-1901)

Rowland (1898) .