List of United States Political Families (C) - The Calverts

The Calverts

  • Cecilius Calvert (1605–1675), Proprietor of Maryland Colony 1632-1675. Brother of Leonard Calvert.
  • Leonard Calvert (1606–1647), Governor of Maryland Colony 1634-1647. Brother of Cecilius Calvert.
    • Charles Calvert (1637–1715), Deputy Governor of Maryland Colony 1661-1675, Governor of Maryland Colony 1675-1689. Son of Cecilius Calvert.
      • Benedict Calvert (1679–1715), Governor of Maryland Colony. Son of Charles Calvert.
        • Charles Calvert (1699–1751), Proprietor of Maryland Colony 1715-1751, Governor of Maryland Colony 1721-1727. Son of Benedict Calvert.
        • Benedict Leonard Calvert, Governor of Maryland Colony 1727-1731. Son of Benedict Calvert.
          • Frederick Calvert (1731–1771), Proprietor of Maryland 1751-1771. Son of Charles Calvert.
          • Robert Eden (1741–1784), Governor of Maryland Colony 1769-1776. Son-in-law of Charles Calvert.

NOTE: Cecilius Calvert was also Governor of Newfoundland Colony. Benedict Calvert was also a member of the British Parliament for Harwich. Cecilius and Leonard Calvert's father, George, was Proprietor of the Province of Avalon. Benedict Calvert's great-great-great-granddaughter, Mary Anna Custis Lee, was also step-great-granddaughter of U.S. President George Washington and connected to the Lee family.

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