BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ZContent.net//Zap Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Charles Carroll of Carrollton UID:2008-04-30-05-23-04-62-@americanhistorycalendar.com SEQUENCE:0 STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:OPAQUE RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;INTERVAL=1;BYMONTH=9;BYMONTHDAY=19 DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250919 DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20250920 DTSTAMP:20260729T093450 CATEGORIES:Signers of the Declaration of Independance,Revolution People LOCATION:Annapolis\, Maryland GEO:38.9784453;-76.4921829 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n

Charles Carroll of Carro llton (1737-1832) was a wealthy Maryland planter, lawyer, and statesman wh o became the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born on September 19, 1737 into a prominent Catholic family in Annapolis, he w as educated in France and England before returning to Maryland. Carroll wa s a strong advocate for independence and used his influence and wealth to support the revolutionary cause. As a delegate to the Continental Congress , he signed the Declaration in 1776, adding “of Carrollton” to disting uish himself from relatives. After independence, Carroll served in the Mar yland Senate and briefly in the U.S. Senate, remaining active in politics until retiring in 1800. He lived to be 95 years old, the last surviving si gner of the Declaration, remembered as a symbol of the Revolution’s endu rance.

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DESCRIPTION:Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) was a wealthy Marylan d planter\, lawyer\, and statesman who became the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born on September 19\, 1737 into a promin ent Catholic family in Annapolis\, he was educated in France and England b efore returning to Maryland. Carroll was a strong advocate for independenc e and used his influence and wealth to support the revolutionary cause. As a delegate to the Continental Congress\, he signed the Declaration in 177 6\, adding “of Carrollton” to distinguish himself from relatives. Afte r independence\, Carroll served in the Maryland Senate and briefly in the U.S. Senate\, remaining active in politics until retiring in 1800. He live d to be 95 years old\, the last surviving signer of the Declaration\, reme mbered as a symbol of the Revolution’s endurance.\n\n URL:https://americanhistorycalendar.com/component/zcalendar/1,6145-charles- carroll-of-carrollton?Itemid= END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR