Charles Carroll of Carrollton
- Full Name: Charles Carroll III
American
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co |
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- Father Charles Carroll of Annapolis
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| 1766/00/00 | From 1766 to 1832, Doughoregan Manor is the country home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. | Home | Doughoregan Manor | Ellicott City, MD | |||
| 1768/00/00 | Mary (Molly) Darnall, daughter of Henry Darnall and Rachel Brooke Darnall, marries Charles Carroll of Carrollton. | Groom | |||||
| 1776/02/15 | Congress establishes a diplomatic commission consisting of Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase and Charles Carroll to persuade Canadians to join the 13 colonies in their struggle with Britain. | Patriot Diplomat | Franklin's Mission to Canada | ||||
| 1776/08/02 | Most delegates sign the Declaration of Independence | Signer, Representing Maryland | US Declaration of Independence | American Colonies Declare Independence from Great Britain | |||
| 1790/00/00 | Central-block section of Brooklandwood is built c 1790 by Charles Carroll of Carrollton for his daughter, Mary Canton. | Benefactor | Brooklandwood | Brooklandville | |||
| 1800/07/17 | Charles Carroll of Carrollton gives the Homewood Estate and money to build a house as a wedding gift by to his son Charles Carroll Jr and his wife Harriet Chew. | Benefactor | Homewood | Baltimore, MD | |||
| 1818/00/00 | Richard Caton, the husband of Mary, youngest daughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, buys the Mansion for the sum of $20,000. For the last twelve years of his life, Charles Carroll spent his winters in the house. | Home | Carroll Mansion | Baltimore, MD | |||
| 1828/00/00 | Merchant's Shot Tower is built by Jacob Wolfe using bricks manufactured by the Burns and Russell Company of Baltimore. Charles Carroll of Carrollton laid its cornerstone. | Dignitary | Shot Tower | Baltimore, MD | |||
| 1828/07/04 | Charles Carroll, a director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, sets the cornerstone for the Carrollton Viaduct. "I consider this among the most important acts of my life, second only to my signing the Declaration of Independence." | Work | Carrollton Viaduct | Baltimore, MD | |||
| 1832/11/14 | Charles Carroll dies while living at the Caton Mansion. His funeral was held at the Baltimore Cathedral and he is buried in his Doughoregan Manor Chapel. | Died | Doughoregan Manor | Ellicott City, MD | |||
| 1832/11/14 | Charles Carroll dies while living at the Caton Mansion. His funeral was held at the Baltimore Cathedral and he is buried in his Doughoregan Manor Chapel. | Died | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | Baltimore, MD | |||
| 1832/11/14 | Charles Carroll dies while living at the Caton Mansion. His funeral was held at the Baltimore Cathedral and he is buried in his Doughoregan Manor Chapel. | Died | Carroll Mansion | Baltimore, MD |
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