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, Novem-
ber 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. Frederick 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 Mary-
land in Frederick's will. After the Revolution,
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 colo-
ny several times, usually for only a month or
two, but once for over a year. During his ab-
sences the following men governed the prov-
ince: 1637/8 and 1638, John Lewger; 1638 and
1641, Captain Thomas Comwaleys; 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
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Virginia, Hill also claimed to have a commis-
sion from Calvert. His appointment 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 emolu-
ments that were due him by virtue of his ser-
vice.
1646-1647. Leonard Calvert.
1647-1648/9. Thomas Greene.
1649-1651/2. Captain William Stone. During ab-
sences from the province he left the following
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 Par-
liamentary Commissioners.
1657-1660. Josias Fendall. Appointed Luke Bar-
ber 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 nominal gov-
ernor from June to October 1676, but actually
the province was governed by the deputy gov-
ernors.
1676-1679. Thomas Notley. Succeeded Wharton
as deputy governor, and later, in October 1676,
was commissioned governor by the Lord Pro-
prietary.
1678/9-1684. Charles Calvert, Lord Proprietary.
Calvert was definitely back in the province by
January 1678/9, perhaps earlier, but he appears
to have permitted Notley to retain the title of
governor until his death in April 1679.
1684-1688. Council of Deputy Governors.
Benedict Leonard Calvert, infant son of the
Lord Proprietary, was commissioned governor,
but the duties were actually performed by the
deputies. The deputies named in the commis-
sion were George Talbot, Thomas Tailler, Col-
onel Vincent Lowe, Colonel William Stevens,
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