George Calvert, Baron Baltimore Biography

George Calvert, Baron Baltimore biography

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NAME: George Calvert, Baron Baltimore
OCCUPATION: World Leader
BIRTH DATE: c. 1578
DEATH DATE: April 15, 1632
EDUCATION: Trinity College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Kipling, England
PLACE OF DEATH: England
AKA: Sir George Calvert

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George Calvert, Baron of Baltimore helped found the North American province of Maryland. He sought new land to practice Catholicism freely.

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George Calvert, Baron of Baltimore, was born circa 1578. He served in the House of Commons beginning and was knighted in 1617. He converted to Catholicism in 1625. In 1628, he moved to Avalon, a New World colony, but was not accepted due to his beliefs. He returned to England to request land, what would later become Maryland, so he could practice Catholicism. He died in 1632 before permission was granted.