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Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland

1741–1784 · 18th century

Sir Robert Eden was the last colonial governor of Maryland, serving from 1769 to 1776. Married to a sister of the last Lord Baltimore, he tried to keep the peace as revolutionary committees took power, and he left the province peacefully in June 1776. He returned to Maryland after the war to recover his property and died at Annapolis in 1784.

Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland
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Province of Maryland

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