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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | Daniel Carroll |
| Address |
, Maryland , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
July 22, 1730 |
| Died |
May 07, 1796
(65 years) |
| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Apr 06, 2023 10:02pm |
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| Info | CARROLL, Daniel, (uncle of Richard Brent, cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and Charles Carroll “Barrister”), a Delegate and a Representative from Maryland; born in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Md., July 22, 1730; educated at the Jesuit School at Bohemia Manor, Md., and at St. Omer’s College, France; returned to Maryland in 1748; Member of the Continental Congress, 1781-1783, signing the Articles of Confederation on March 1, 1781; appointed a delegate on May 26, 1787, to the convention that framed the Federal Constitution; member of the first State senate of Maryland and up to the time of his death was a member of the senate of Maryland, or the executive council of Maryland; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the First Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791); took an active part in fixing the seat of government for the United States; appointed by President Washington on January 22, 1791, as one of the commissioners to locate the District of Columbia and the Federal City and served until July 25, 1795, when he resigned; engaged in agricultural pursuits, his farm being the site of the present city of Washington; died at Rock Creek (Forest Glen), near Washington, D.C., May 7, 1796.
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Vote totals for elections in which was nominated for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans (1900-1965): 1965-0.
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