Charles Carrol Of Carrolton

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INTRODUCTION AND THESIS

Charles Carrol was born of Irish descent on September 20, 1737 in Annapolis, Maryland. Catholics in Maryland were denied basic educational and political freedoms. So from the age of eight, Carrol was educated at St. Omer, a Jesuit school in England. He spent the next six years studying in Rheims, Bourges, and Paris. From there he went to London to study law for another six years. At the age of twenty six, Carrol returned to Maryland. French influence was apparent in Carrol's manner, language, and equestrian abilities. Charles Carrol's Irish Catholic background is what influenced him to participate actively in the American Revolution and sign the Declaration of Independence.

LIFE BEFORE THE REVOLUTION

He acquired the Manor of Carrolton, a 10,000 acre estate in Maryland from his father. Carrol was then known as Charles Carrol of Carrolton to distinguish himself from his father, Charles Carrol of Annapolis, and his father's father, also Charles Carrol (Whitney 1964).

When Carrol was 30, in June 1768, he married his cousin Mary "Molly" Darnall. He had seven children with Molly; only three lived to maturity (Ferris 1975).

After his return to Maryland, Carrol became famous as a leader of the patriotic movement. "Second Citizen" was the name he used when writing newspaper articles arguing about the legal issues surrounding the proclamation in 1771 that civil officer of Maryland should collect certain taxes without the approval o...

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