Gov Leonard CALVERT

1610 - 1647  (36 years)

• Name	Leonard CALVERT
  Prefix	Gov
  Born	21 Nov 1610	London, Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Migration	24 Feb 1634	“The Ark”
  Noteworthy	1st Governor of Maryland
  Occupation	1st Governor of Maryland
  Religion	Catholic
  Immigrant?	Y
  Magna Carta Gateway	Y
  Died	9 Jun 1647	St Marys County, Maryland   [1]
  Buried	Trinity Church Cemetery, St Marys, St Marys, Maryland   [2]
  	Unmarked
  Person ID	I10511	Main
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Lord George CALVERT,   b. 1579, Danby Wiske, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 15 Apr 1632, London, London, England  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Anne MYNNE,   b. 20 Nov 1579, Bexley, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. 8 Aug 1622, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 42 years)
  Married	22 Nov 1604	St Peters, Cornhill, London, England
  Family ID	F3599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne BRENT,   b. 1622, Illmington, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. 1646, St Marys County, Maryland  (Age 24 years)
  Children	1. William CALVERT,   b. 1642, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 10 Jan 1682, Charles County, Maryland  (Age 40 years)   2. Anne CALVERT,   b. 1644, England ,   d. 1714, Maryland  (Age 70 years) + 3. Mary CALVERT,   b. 1646, England ,   d. 1669, St Marys County, Maryland  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F26658	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Nov 1610 - London, Middlesex, England Died - 9 Jun 1647 - St Marys County, Maryland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Gov Leonard CALVERT Portrait 1st Governor of Maryland

  
  

• Notes

  Magna Carta gateway ancestor 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. Leonard was named after his grandfather, who was Leonard Calvert of Yorkshire. Leonard attempted to govern as a Catholic absolutist, but was soon forced to follow the laws of England. Eventually, the Protestants rose up against the Catholic ruling class, forcing Leonard to flee to Virginia. It is not known if this is how Leonard Calvert was buried. His death, due to disease, happened suddenly and unexpectedly after a period of religious warfare had wracked the colony. Soon after his death, one of the first laws requiring religious tolerance was written and enacted in the colony, further codifying its original proprietarial mandate of religious tolerance and reestablishing peace. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Calvert. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 22580089.