BARONS OF BALTIMORE AND
LORDS PROPRIETARY
1579-1632. George Calvert, created first Lord
Baltimore in February 1625. Petitioned the
King for a grant of land north of the Potomac.
1605-1675. Cecilius Calvert, second Lord
Baltimore. Succeeded to title on death of
George, April 15, 1632. Granted Charter of
Maryland on June 20, 1632.
1637-1715. Charles Calvert, third Lord Baltimore.
Succeeded to title on death of Cecilius, No-
vember 30,1675.
1679-1715. Benedict Leonard Calvert, fourth
Lord Baltimore. Succeeded to title on death of
Charles, February 21,1715.
1699-1751. Charles Calvert, fifth Lord Baltimore.
Succeeded to title on death of Benedict Leon-
ard, April 16,1715.
1732-1771. Fredenck Calvert, sixth Lord
Baltimore. Succeeded to title on death of
Charles, April 24,1751.
1759-1834. Henry Harford. Harford did not suc-
ceed to the title when Frederick died on Sep-
tember 4, 1771, because he was an illegitimate
son. He was bequeathed the Province of
Maryland in Frederick's will. After the Revo-
lution, Harford relinquished his claim to
Maryland in return for a monetary grant from
the British government.
COLONIAL GOVERNORS
1634-1644/5. Leonard Calvert. Prior to the
granting of the Charter to Cecilius Calvert,
Captain William Claiborne, acting under a
commission from the King, had established a
trading post and plantation on Kent Island in
1631. He was driven from the island by Leon-
ard Calvert a few months after the colonists
landed. Calvert had occasion to leave the col-
ony several times, usually for only a month or
two, but once for over a year. During his
absences the following men governed the
province: 1637/8 and 1638, John Lewger; 1638
and 1641, Captain Thomas Cornwaleys;
1643-1644, Giles Brent; 1644, William
Brainthwait.
1644/5-1646. Captain Richard Ingle. Usurped the

government and maintained control until
about the middle of 1646.
1646. Captain Edward Hill. Elected Governor
by the Council while Leonard Calvert was
still in Virginia, Hill also claimed to have a
commission from Calven. His appuintiiieiit
was illegal, as he was not a member of the
Council when elected, and Calvert was out
of the province when the commission was
issued. He does seem to have held office,
however, for he later attempted to collect
certain fees and emoluments that were due
him by virtue of his service.
1646-1647. Leonard Calvert.
1647-1648/9. Thomas Greene.
1649-1651/2. Captain William Stone. During
absences from the province he left the fol-
lowing men to act in his place: 1649,
Thomas Greene; 1650, Thomas Hatton.
1652. Parliamentary Commissioners.
1652-1654. Captain William Stone.
1654-1657. Commissioners appointed by the
Parliamentary Commissioners.
1657-1660. Josias Fendall. Appointed Luke
Barber to serve in his place while he was
absent from the province from June 1657 to
February 1657/8.
1660-1661. Philip Calvert.
1661-1676. Charles Calvert. Left Philip
Calvert, William Calvert, Jerome White, and
Baker Brooke as deputies governing the
colony from May 1669 to November 1670
while he was in England. On November 30,
1675, his father died, and he became Lord
Proprietary.
1676. Jesse Wharton. Cecilius Calvert, infant
son of the Lord Proprietary, was the nom-
inal governor from June to October 1676,
but actually the province was governed by
the deputy governors.
1676-1679. Thomas Notley. Succeeded Wharton
as deputy governor, and later, in October
1676, was commissioned governor by the
Lord Proprietary.