Thomas Bladen

Thomas Bladen

Sir Thomas Bladen (1698-1780) was an appointed Governor of Provincial Maryland in 1742.

Bladen was born in Maryland in 1698.cite book
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He traveled to England, where he married Barbara Jansen (daughter of Sir Theodore Jansen, the Baronet of Surry), who was also the sister-in-law of Charles Calvert, 5th Baron Baltimore and Proprietor of the Province.cite book
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first=Joshua Dorsey
title=The Founders of Anne Arundel And Howard Counties, Maryland
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date=July 1905
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] In 1742, he returned to Maryland as provincial Governor, the first governor to be born in the Province.

Upon his arrival in Maryland, the Legislature awarded him £4,000 to build himself a residence, which was £1,000 more than his predecessor. In 1774, he bought four acres of land in Annapolis from Stephen Bordley and commenced construction of a building. He quickly disagreed with the Legislature about its architecture and became involved in a lawsuit with Bordley, the previous owner, and construction halted.

He quickly became an unpopular Governor and returned to England in 1746, when he was succeeded by Samuel Ogle.

In England, he was later a member of Parliament.

Legacy

The Governor's residence sat uncompleted until 1766 when the roof collapsed. The building now serves as the central hall of St. John's College and is named McDowell Hall.

The town of Bladensburg, Maryland, which was incorporated in the first year of his governorship, was named after him.

Family

He had three daughters:
* Harriet, m. 4th Earl of Essex, ancestress of the 6th and subsequent earls.
* Elizabeth (a.k.a. Anne), m. Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke.
* Barbara, m. Henry St. John, a brother of the 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke.

References

External links

* [http://virtualology.com/apthomasbladen/ Biography at Virtualology.com]


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