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Thomas Greene was the Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland from 1647 to 1648 or 1649. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, to replace Leonard Calvert, who had been the first Governor of the colony. He was succeeded by William Stone.

The Province of Maryland was an English colony in North America that existed from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen colonies in establishing the United States and became the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (August 8, 1605 – November 30, 1675), usually called Cecil, was an English coloniser who was the first proprietor of the Maryland colony.
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Leonard Calvert (1606 - 1647) was the son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. On the female line, he had some blood of Plantagenet Kings of England (Plantagenet - Mortimer - Wroth - Mynne - Calvert).
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William Stone (1603-1695) was an English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland. He was governor of the colony of Maryland from 1649 to 1655.

William was born in Nottinghamshire, and first came to America in 1628 with a group of Puritans who settled in the Eastern shore of
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list of the Governors of Maryland from independence to the present day. The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is Commander-in-Chief of the state's military forces.
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The Province of Maryland was an English colony in North America that existed from 1632 until 1776, when it joined the other twelve of the Thirteen colonies in establishing the United States and became the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Leonard Calvert (1606 - 1647) was the son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. On the female line, he had some blood of Plantagenet Kings of England (Plantagenet - Mortimer - Wroth - Mynne - Calvert).
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William Stone (1603-1695) was an English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland. He was governor of the colony of Maryland from 1649 to 1655.

William was born in Nottinghamshire, and first came to America in 1628 with a group of Puritans who settled in the Eastern shore of
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Gov. Josias Fendall, Lt. Gen., Esq. (ca. 1628-1687), fourth proprietary and colonial Governor of Maryland. He was born in England, and came to the Province of Maryland. He was the progenitor of the Fendall family in America.
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Phillip Calvert was the Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland during a brief period in 1660 or 1661. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, as a caretaker to replace Josias Fendall.
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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27 1637 - February 21 1715) was the second Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland, inheriting the colony upon the death of his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1675.
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Jesse Wharton was the Proprietary Governor of the colony of Maryland during a brief period in 1676. He was appointed by the royally chartered proprietor of Maryland, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore.
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Thomas Notley was the proprietary governor of the Maryland colony from 1676 through 1679. He was appointed to succeed Jesse Wharton by the colony's proprietor, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore.
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Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore (August 27 1637 - February 21 1715) was the second Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland, inheriting the colony upon the death of his father, Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore in 1675.
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Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (March 21 1679 – April 16 1715) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and became his father's heir upon the death of his elder brother, Cecil in 1681.
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William Joseph was the proprietary governor of the Maryland colony from 1688 to 1689. He was appointed by the colony's proprietor, Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, but soon after was removed from his position when Charles Calvert, who was Roman Catholic, was removed as
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John Coode (1648, Cornwall – February or March 1709) is best known for leading a rebellion that overthrew Maryland's colonial government in 1689. He participated in four separate uprisings and briefly served as Maryland's governor (1689-1691).
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Nehemiah Blakiston was Governor of the Maryland colony from 1691 through 1692. He became Governor as the leader of a group known as the Protestant Associators, succeeding John Coode, who has taken control of the state following the Glorious Revolution in England.
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Sir Lionel Copley was royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1692 through 1693. He was the first official royal governor appointed by the British crown after the colony was removed from the proprietary control of the Calvert family during the Glorious Revolution.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence was the royal governor of the Maryland colony in 1693, elected by the Governor's council following the death of Lionel Copley. He governed the colony for only a few weeks before the new royally appointed governor, Edmund Andros, arrived to take over control of
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Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714) was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. Andros was not a popular governor, and at one point was placed under arrest and forced to return to England.
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Colonel Nicholas Greenberry (December 1640 – December 17, 1697) was a Royal Governor of Maryland, and Commander of the Military Forces of Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties.

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Nicholas Greenberry was born in England.
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Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714) was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. Andros was not a popular governor, and at one point was placed under arrest and forced to return to England.
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Sir Thomas Lawrence was the royal governor of the Maryland colony in 1693, elected by the Governor's council following the death of Lionel Copley. He governed the colony for only a few weeks before the new royally appointed governor, Edmund Andros, arrived to take over control of
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Francis Nicholson (12 November 1655 – 5 March 1727 or 1728) was a British military officer and was colonial governor or acting governor of New York, Virginia, Maryland, Nova Scotia, and South Carolina.

Nicholson was born in the village of Downholme, Yorkshire, England.
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Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston was royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1698 to 1702. He succeeded Francis Nicholson and was succeeded by Thomas Tench.


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Thomas Tench was royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1702 to 1704. He was appointed by his predecessor, Nathaniel Blakiston, and was succeeded by Colonel John Seymour.
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Colonel John Seymour was royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1704 to 1709. He succeeded Thomas Tench and was succeeded by Edward Lloyd.


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Major General Edward Lloyd was royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1709 to 1714. He succeeded John Seymour, being elected President of the Council when the senior member of the council, Colonel Francis Jenkins, failed to assert his rights of seniority.
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John Hart served as royal governor of the Maryland colony from 1714-1715 and continued as proprietary governor from 1715-1720, after the restoration of proprietary control to Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore.
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