37. *Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert (Prot. convert; mother Cath., convert;
His Lordship's brother), com. 14 March 1726/7 (AM, XXV, 468); sworn 3 July 1727;
succeeded by Ogle; left for England in the Spring of 1732 and died at sea, 1
June of that year. He was Chancellor but did not assume either of the Surveyor-

ships.

38. Col. Samuel Ogle (Prot.), com. 16 Sept and sworn 7 Dec. 1731; super-

seded by the Proprietary (AM, XXV, 546). He was a friend of the Groves, inti-
mates of the proprietary family.

39. *Rt. Hon. Charles Calvert, Lord Baltimore (Prot. convert; mother Cath.
convert), present in Council, 11 Dec. 1732 (AM, XXVIII, 17). He left for
England in July, 1733.

40. Col. Samuel Ogle, com. 20 June and sworn 11 July 1733 (AM, XXVIII,
49). On the death of Capt. Charles Calvert, 2 Feb. 1733/4, he assumed the
Surveyorship General of the Western Shore. Dismissed to provide for His Lord-
ship's brother-in-law.

41. *Col. Thomas Bladen (Prot., mother Cath.; uncle of Mrs. Samuel Ogle;
he m Lady Baltimore's sister), com. 19 April and sworn 23 Aug. 1742 (AM, XXVIII,
279). Until 13 Dec. 1746 he was Surveyor General of the Western Shore. The
only native of Maryland ever to attain the Lieutenant Governorship, Bladen in
office proved so tactless and quarrelsome that he had to be dismissed; there-
after to resided in England and represented Old Sarum in the House of Commons.

He died in 1780.

42. Col. Samuel Ogle, com. 3 Oct. 1746 and sworn 16 March 1746/7 (AM,

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