Leonard Calvert

The Honourable
Leonard Calvert
Portrait by Jacob van Oost or his son, Jacob van Oost the Younger, c. 1640.
1st Proprietary-Governor of Maryland
In office
1634–1647
Preceded byInaugural holder
Succeeded byThomas Greene
Personal details
BornCirca 1606
England
DiedJune 9, 1647(1647-06-09) (aged 40–41)
Maryland Colony
ChildrenWilliam[1] Anne
Parent(s)George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (father) and Anne Mynne (mother)
Occupationplaceman, planter
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Leonard Calvert (1606 – June 9, 1647) was the first proprietary governor of the Province of Maryland.[2] He was the second son of The 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), the first proprietor of Maryland. His elder brother Cecil (1605–1675), who inherited the colony and the title upon the death of their father George, April 15, 1632, appointed Leonard as governor of the Colony in his absence.

  1. ^ Nicklin, John Bailey Calvert (1930). "Descendants of Francis Calvert". Maryland Historical Magazine. 25 (1): 31.
  2. ^ "Leonard Calvert MSA SC 3520-198". Maryland State Archives. March 7, 2003.