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, November
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 Leonard,
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
succeed to the title when Frederick died on
September 4, 1771, because he was an illegitimate
son. He was bequeathed the Province of
Maryland 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 Leonard
Calvert a few months after the colonists landed.
Calvert had occasion to leave the colony 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 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 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 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
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.

1661-1661. 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 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.

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