Birthdate: 1580 AD
Birthplace: Kiplin, England
Died: April 15, 1632
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, was an English peer and politician who served as a member of parliament and Secretary of State under King James I. He resigned from most political offices due to a failed marriage alliance, publicly declaring his Catholicism. Calvert then focused on British colonization of the Americas, becoming the proprietor of Avalon in Newfoundland before seeking a more suitable spot further south. He obtained a royal charter for the Maryland colony, which was carried on by his sons after his death.
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