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Charles Ridgely (other) (1782–1847), American land developer and legislator, great-nephew of ...
Charles Ridgely usually refers to Charles Carnan Ridgely (1760–1829), Governor of Maryland, United States. Charles Ridgely may also refer to: * Charles Ridgely II ("Charles the Merchant", 1702–1772), planter, merchant, and ironmonger, son of Charles Ridgely I ("Charles the Planter") * Charles Ridgely III ("Charles the Mariner", 1733–1790), son of Charles Ridgely II * Charles G. Ridgely (1784–1848), naval officer, nephew of Charles Ridgely III * Charles G. Ridgely, assemblyman for Kent County at the 4th Delaware General Assembly, 1779 * Charles Ridgely (1838–1872), son of Eliza Ridgely, grandson of Charles Carnan Ridgely * Charles Sterrett Ridgely Charles Sterrett Ridgely (1781 – 1847) was an American land developer and legislator. Biography Charles parents were John Sterrett a privateer, and Deborah Ridgley. His father purchased 1,696 acres patented as Felicity from Mathias Hammond s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Carnan Ridgely
Charles Carnan Ridgely (December 6, 1760July 17, 1829) was born Charles Ridgely Carnan.Gerson G. Eisenberg, ''Marylanders Who Served the Nation: A Biographical Dictionary of Federal Officials from Maryland'' (Annapolis: Maryland State Archives, 1992), 181. He is also known as Charles Ridgely of Hampton. He served as the 15th Governor of the state of Maryland in the United States from 1815 to 1818. He also served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1790 to 1795, and in the Maryland State Senate from 1796 to 1800. Charles was born in Baltimore. He was the son of John Carnan and Achsah Ridgely, sister of Captain Charles Ridgely. The ''Maryland Gazette'' described him as an aristocrat. "As a Senator or Delegate, justly appreciating the merits and demerits of the human character, he always avoided visionary schemes and dangerous experiments." (Maryland Gazette) Ridgely devoted his tenure to internal improvements. He devoted his attention to the state during the unpopular war wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ridgely II
Col. Charles Ridgely II, "Charles The Merchant" (1702–1772), of "Ridgely's Whim", was a Justice, planter, merchant, ironmaster, and member of the General Assembly of Maryland's lower chamber, House of Delegates and one of Baltimore County's commissioners. Charles II was the son of Charles Ridgely I, (known as "Charles the Planter"), ( – 1705), and Deborah Dorsey ( – 1752), daughter of Hon. John Dorsey. Ridgely was born in Prince George's County, in the Calvert / Lord Baltimore's proprietary colony of the Province of Maryland, and still a minor at the death of his father in 1705. He inherited the estates "White Wine" and "Claret" from his grandfather Hon. John Dorsey, Capt. ( – 1715), although he never lived at either. At the time they totaled 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) between them, and Ridgely later resurveyed them into 2,145 acres (8.68 km2) by adding some surplus land. First marriage Ridgely married Rachel Howard ( – 1750) of "Hampton", in about 1722. Rache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Ridgely III
Captain Charles Ridgely III (1733–1790) was a colonial Maryland planter and ironmonger. Biography Ridgely was born in Maryland Province in 1733 to Colonel Charles Ridgely II (1702-1772), ("Charles the Merchant") and Rachel Howard. With his father and brother, he established the Northampton Iron Works just north of future Towsontown /Towson, under what is now Loch Raven Reservoir. He married Rebecca Dorsey, the daughter of Caleb Dorsey, an ironmonger in Anne Arundel County. Caleb was a grandson of Hon. John Dorsey. Ridgely built the massive Hampton Mansion (now a National Historic Site), after the American Revolutionary War, between 1783 and 1790. By the time it was completed, the Georgian-style structure was the largest private home in the country. The Mansion is now preserved as the Hampton National Historic Site and cared for / operated by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Capt. Ridgely died in 1790, and left the inheritance to his nephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles G
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' ÄŠearl'' or ''ÄŠeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''Ä‹eorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Delaware General Assembly
The 4th Delaware General Assembly was a meeting of the legislative branch of the state government, consisting of the Delaware Legislative Council and the Delaware House of Assembly. Elections were held the first day of October and terms began on the twentieth day of October. It met in Dover, Delaware, convening October 20, 1779, and was the second year of the administration of President Caesar Rodney. The apportionment of seats was permanently assigned to three councilors and seven assemblymen for each of the three counties. Population of the county did not effect the number of delegates. Leadership Legislative Council *John Clowes, Sussex County House of Assembly *Simon Kollock, Sussex County Members Legislative Council Councilors were elected by the public for a three-year term, one third posted each year. House of Assembly Assemblymen were elected by the public for a one-year term. References * Places with more information *Delaware Historical Societywebsite 505 No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Ridgely
Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely (February 10, 1803 – December 20, 1867) was an American heiress, traveler, arbiter of fashion, and mistress of Hampton, the Ridgely plantation north of Towson, Maryland. She is the ''Lady with a Harp'' of Thomas Sully's portrait, now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Comprehensive Guide to Collections: Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely Ridgely' last revised December 4, 2007, online at nps.gov, web site of the National Park Service, accessed July 26, 2008Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely, 1818 at nga.gov, accessed July 26, 2008; as Ridgely was both her maiden name and her married name, she is sometimes called Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely Ridgely. Early life Eliza Ridgely was born on February 10, 1803, the only child of Nicholas Greenbury Ridgely (1770†...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
