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Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet (14 September 1741 – 2 September 1784) was a British colonial administrator who was the last colonial Governor of Maryland.
30 de oct. de 2022 · Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, 23rd Proprietary Governor of Maryland (c. 1741 – 2 September 1784) was a British colonial administrator and the last Royal Governor of Maryland.
- September 14, 1741
- September 2, 1784
The Eden Baronetcy of Maryland in North America, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 19 October 1776 for Robert Eden, the last Governor of Maryland under British rule. He was the second son of the third Baronet of West Auckland.
Robert Eden succeeded Horatio Sharpe as the Colonial Governor of Maryland, being the last before the Revolutionary War and America's Independence. Born the second son of eight children, his parents were Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet of West Auckland and Member of Parliament, and his wife Mary.
Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator who was the last colonial Governor of Maryland. Although a popular governor and an able administrator, Eden's authority was overthrown by the events of the American Revolution, and in June 1776 he was invited by the Maryland Convention to leave for England.
Eden, RobertEDEN, ROBERT. (1741–1784). Royal governor of Maryland. Born in Durham, in England, on 14 September 1741, Eden married Caroline Calvert, the sister of Lord Baltimore, in 1765. Three years later he was commissioned to serve as governor of Maryland.
Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland, 23rd Proprietary Governor of Maryland (c. 1741 – 2 September 1784) was a British colonial official and the last Royal Governor of Maryland.
