Charles Goldsborough
Charles Goldsborough | |
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16th Governor of Maryland | |
In office January 8, 1819 – December 20, 1819 | |
Preceded by | Charles C. Ridgely |
Succeeded by | Samuel Sprigg |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 8th congressional district | |
In office March 4, 1805 – March 4, 1817 | |
Preceded by | John Dennis |
Succeeded by | Thomas Bayly |
Member of the Maryland State Senate | |
In office 1791–1795 | |
In office 1799–1801 | |
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
In office 1797 | |
In office 1801–1803 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dorchester County, Province of Maryland, British America | July 15, 1765
Died | December 13, 1834 Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 69)
Political party | Federalist |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Thomas Alan Goldsborough (great-grandson) Winder Laird Henry (great-grandson) |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Profession |
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Charles Goldsborough (July 15, 1765 – December 13, 1834) served as the 16th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States in 1819.
Early life
[edit]Goldsborough was born at "Hunting Creek", near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland, and pursued an academic course. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1784 and began to study law.
Personal life
[edit]His daughter Maria married Virginia planter and politician William Henry Fitzhugh, son of patriot and planter William Fitzhugh.
Career
[edit]In 1790, he was admitted to the bar, and early on held several local political offices. He was also a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1791 to 1795 and later from 1799 to 1801.
Goldsborough was elected as a Federalist to the Ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1805 to March 3, 1817. In 1814 he was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[1] He later served as Governor of Maryland in 1819. In 1820, he retired from public life and moved to his estate near Cambridge.
Death and legacy
[edit]Goldsborough died at "Shoal Creek" near Cambridge, and is interred there at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Charles Goldsborough was the great-grandfather of Thomas Alan Goldsborough and Winder Laird Henry.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "Charles Goldsborough (id: G000261)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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