Lord Baltimore's dream of founding a colony in America did not fade with his return to England. Two years after leaving Newfoundland he obtained for himself and his heirs the concession of a vast stretch of land to the north of the Potomac River, the future state of Maryland. He died, however, on 15/25 April 1632, before his rights to concession could be officially proclaimed, and it was his son Cecil who inherited the lands along with his father's title. His brother Leonard was sent as governor in 1634.
- Luca Codignola, "Conclusion", ch. 9 of The Coldest Harbour of the Land (Québec, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1988),
Links:
Carolina Governors http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/p08.html Carolina Biographies http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=103 Biography Channel: https://www.biography.com/people/george-calvert-baron-baltimore-9197323 MSA Governors http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/002100/002167/html/2167extendedbio.html |