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'''The Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert''' (September 20, 1700 – June 1, 1732) was the '''15th [[Proprietary Governor]] of [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]]''' from 1727 through 1731, appointed by his older brother, [[Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore]] (1699–1751). He was named after his father, [[Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore]] (1679–1715). Calvert had [[tuberculosis]] and died from it on board the family ship, ''The Charles'', on 1 June 1732, while returning to his home in [[England]], aged 32.
'''The Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert''' (September 20, 1700 – June 1, 1732) was the '''15th [[Proprietary Governor]] of [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]]''' from 1727 through 1731, appointed by his older brother, [[Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore]] (1699–1751). He was named after his father, [[Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore]] (1679–1715). Calvert had [[tuberculosis]] and died from it on board the family ship, ''The Charles'', on 1 June 1732, while returning to his home in [[England]], aged 31.


==Early life==
==Early life==

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For information about other persons with the name Benedict Calvert, see Benedict Calvert.
Benedict Leonard Calvert
Benedict Leonard Calvert painted by Francis Brerewood at the Calvert home of Woodcote Park, Surrey, c1726.
Governor of Maryland
In office
1727–1731
Preceded byCaptain Charles Calvert
Succeeded bySamuel Ogle
Personal details
BornSeptember 20, 1700
Surrey, England
DiedJune 1, 1732
RelationsBenedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (father)
Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (brother)
Occupationplanter, politician

The Hon. Benedict Leonard Calvert (September 20, 1700 – June 1, 1732) was the 15th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1727 through 1731, appointed by his older brother, Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore (1699–1751). He was named after his father, Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (1679–1715). Calvert had tuberculosis and died from it on board the family ship, The Charles, on 1 June 1732, while returning to his home in England, aged 31.

Early life

Like many young aristocrats in 18th century England, Calvert was sent on a Grand Tour of Italy, travelling there from 1724-5. During this time he studied Italian architecture and antiquities, collecting many items which were sent back to the family home at Woodcote Park in Surrey.[1]

Governor of Maryland

Captain Charles Calvert, replaced as Governor of Maryland by Benedict Calvert in 1727

In 1727 the young Benedict Calvert was sent to Maryland by his older brother Lord Baltimore, with instructions to take over the governorship of the colony, replacing his cousin Captain Charles Calvert.[2] The handover of power from cousin to cousin was not entirely smooth. Captain Calvert insisted on retaining fifty percent of the 3 pence tobacco duty which was his due under legislation passed in 1727. Benedict was not impressed, and his younger brother Cecilius wrote to him that family opinion in England was appalled at Captain Calvert's behaviour, and "thinks him mad".[2] Lord Baltimore himself wrote that Benedict should receive the full benefit of the tax.[2]

Benedict Calvert was replaced as Governor by Samuel Ogle in 1731. On arrival in Maryland, Ogle wrote to Lord Baltimore that his brother was "much worse than I imagined, and which I believe has not been mended very much by the help of Physik, of which he takes more than anyone I ever knew in my life".[3]

Calvert was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in March, 1731.[4]

Death

Calvert had tuberculosis and died of consumption on board the family ship, The Charles on 1 June 1732, while returning to his home in England. He was buried at sea.[5][6] He left an estate worth around ten thousand pounds sterling, a large sum at the time, to his younger brother Cecilius Calvert.[6]

Legacy

Benedict Calvert's god-daughter, Elizabeth Calvert.

Calvert had no children of his own, but he was godfather to Elizabeth Calvert, daughter of his cousin Captain Charles Calvert. In his will, which he drew up before leaving Maryland, he left her a slave boy named Osmyn.[2]

The town of Leonardtown, Maryland is named in his honor.[citation needed]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Yentsch, p.74
  2. ^ a b c d Yentsch, Anne E, p.61, A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: a Study in Historical Archaeology, Cambridge University Press (1994) Retrieved Jan 2010
  3. ^ Yentsch, p.89
  4. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  5. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Benedict Leonard Calvert at www.thepeerage.com". The Peerage. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source] Retrieved January 23, 2010
  6. ^ a b Yentsch, Anne E, p.93, A Chesapeake Family and their Slaves: a Study in Historical Archaeology, Cambridge University Press (1994) Retrieved Jan 2010

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