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Calvert

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Cal·vert  (klvrt)
Family of English colonists in America, including George (1580?-1632), First Baron Baltimore; his son Cecilius (1605-1675), Second Baron and recipient of the Maryland charter; another son, Leonard (1606-1647), first governor of Maryland (1634-1647); and Cecilius's son Charles (1637-1715), Third Baron and governor (1661-1675) and proprietor (1675-1689) of Maryland.
Calvert [ˈkælvət]
n
1. (Biographies / Calvert, Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore (?1580-1632) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) Sir George, 1st Baron Baltimore. ?1580-1632, English statesman; founder of the colony of Maryland
2. (Biographies / Calvert, Leonard (1606-1647) M, English, POLITICS: statesman) his son, Leonard. 1606-47, English statesman; first colonial governor of Maryland (1634-47)


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Our affections as citizens embrace the whole extent of the Union, and the names of Raleigh, Smith, Winthrop, Calvert, Penn and Oglethorpe excite in our minds recollections equally pleasing and gratitude equally fervent with those of Carver and Bradford.
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