A signer of the Declaration of Independence. His paternal grandfather
was a native of King’s County, Ireland. Charles, the grandson, was
born at Annapolis, Md., 1737: “inherited a vast estate and was
considered one of the richest men in the colonies;” member of the
Continental Congress; member of the Board of War; in 1788 was
elected United States Senator from Maryland; died in Baltimore, Md.,
1832; was the last survivor of the Signers.
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